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Thailand Jails Dissident For What People Thought He Would Have Said

Posted by Soulskill on from the see-no-evil-hear-no-evil-mime-no-evil dept.

patiwat writes "A Thai court has convicted a man for censoring himself. In a 2010 anti-government rally, Yossawarit Chuklom said several people were against the dissolution of Abhisit Vejjajiva's government. He mentioned a few names, and then put his hand over his mouth and said he wasn't brave enough to continue. A court ruled that he would have mentioned King Bhumibol Adulyadej — thus earning him a conviction for insulting the King, who is constitutionally banned from any political role."

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  1. Bhumibol Adulyadej must be a giant by macbeth66 · · Score: 1, Troll

    steaming turd if he allows such crap to happen. One more country I'll never visit. One more country I will avoid when buying things.

  2. Re:How does cuba have an embargo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    One of the fundamental principles of communism is that it must spread and take over the entire world

    It's like capitalism in that respect.