According to various reports, Thailand's military courts have issued the harshest sentences in recent times for two people who have been convicted of insulting the monarchy on Facebook.
Two people are going to prison for posting the wrong things on Facebook
A man in Bangkok was sentenced to prison for 30 years, and a mother of two young girls was sentenced in northern Thailand to 28 years of jail time.
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According to Business Insider, a man in Bangkok was sentenced to prison for 30 years, and a mother of two young girls was sentenced in northern Thailand to 28 years of jail time.
The report further revealed that the watchdog group iLaw said the Bangkok Military Court sentenced Pongsak Sriboonpeng to 60 years imprisonment on Friday, 10 for each message, but halved the sentence because he admitted wrongdoing.
The woman, who is a hotel worker in the northern province of Chiang Mai, was also found guilty of posting offensive Facebook comments, but had her cumulative sentence halved to 28 years after she pleaded guilty.
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Thailand's lese majeste law gives the military power to sentence citizens to jail for three to 15 years for defaming, insulting or threatening the monarchy.
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