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| Man jailed in Thailand for selling royal family videos | Man jailed in Thailand for selling royal family videos |
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| A Thai man has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for selling video CDs of an Australian TV news segment deemed offensive to Thailand's royal family. | A Thai man has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for selling video CDs of an Australian TV news segment deemed offensive to Thailand's royal family. |
| The court convicted 37-year-old Akachai Hongkangwan under lese-majesty laws prohibiting defamation of the royal family. | The court convicted 37-year-old Akachai Hongkangwan under lese-majesty laws prohibiting defamation of the royal family. |
| The videos contained a segment from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Foreign Correspondent series in 2010 that questioned the future of Thailand's monarchy. The segment included footage from a private video of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn with his then wife-to-be. | The videos contained a segment from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Foreign Correspondent series in 2010 that questioned the future of Thailand's monarchy. The segment included footage from a private video of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn with his then wife-to-be. |
| The court also fined Akachai 66,666 baht (£1,500) for violating copyright law. | The court also fined Akachai 66,666 baht (£1,500) for violating copyright law. |
| Akachai was selling the CDs during anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok in 2010. He was arrested in March 2011 and released on bail. | Akachai was selling the CDs during anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok in 2010. He was arrested in March 2011 and released on bail. |
| The court reduced the original sentence of five years to three years and four months, on the basis that Akachai had been co-operative during the trial. | The court reduced the original sentence of five years to three years and four months, on the basis that Akachai had been co-operative during the trial. |
| Thailand's lese-majesty laws mandate a jail term of up to 15 years. They are considered the harshest in the world and are criticised as an infringement of free speech. | Thailand's lese-majesty laws mandate a jail term of up to 15 years. They are considered the harshest in the world and are criticised as an infringement of free speech. |
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