News Forum - Thailand sentences musician to 6 years for royal defamation

[Thaiger]

A Thai musician was sentenced to six years in prison today after Thailand’s Criminal Court found him guilty of being defamatory toward the royal family in 2016. Parinya Cheewinkulpathom, aka “Port Fai Yen,” a member of the Fai Yen band, was accused of posting three messages on Facebook deemed critical of the Thai royal family. The 37 year old was granted bail on 300,000 baht surety by the court under the condition he does not leave Thailand. Parinya was arrested by police on March 5 last year at his house in Bangkok after the Bangkok Military Court issued a warrant. […]

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