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US Citizen Visiting Thailand Arrested For Blog Posting

Posted by timothy on from the otherwise-I'd-like-to-go dept.

societyofrobots writes "A US citizen, upon visiting Thailand for medical treatment, was arrested for lese majeste (insulting the king) and computer crimes ('entering false information into a computer system'). He is charged for posting a link on his blog to a banned book, The King Never Smiles, and for translating excerpts of it. He made the posting four years ago in 2007, while in the US. Trials for lese majeste are traditionally held in secret, for reasons of 'national security'. AFP has more information."

4 of 456 comments (clear)

  1. Thai Citizenship by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 3, Funny

    It seems this guy was a Thai immigrant who earned US Citizenship.
    However, he might still hold Thai Citizenship, and in that event, the guy will have no US Protections

  2. Re:AFP by lxs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes. The rest of us know it stands for Agence France Presse.

  3. Re:._. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Absolutely. That's why I avoid the U.S.

  4. Re:Note to self: by AmberBlackCat · · Score: 4, Funny

    They're not so bad. All they did was arrest a "lone wolf" terrorist under the authority of Thailand's patriot act. Thailand is safe now.