BANGKOK: Rights groups lambasted a Thai military court for jailing a businessman for 25 years for making allegedly defamatory Facebook posts about the monarchy, one of the toughest known sentences for lese majeste.
The sentencing of 58-year-old Theinsutham Suthijittaseranee comes as concerns mount over a bid by the nation’s junta leader to replace martial law that has blanketed the kingdom for months with new security measures retaining sweeping powers for the military.
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