Thai musician gets 4 years in jail for insulting monarchy, local media reports


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  • Monday, 27 May 2024

Chaiamorn "Ammy" Kaewwiboonpan shows a three-finger salute from a car as he is released, outside Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok, Thailand May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court on Monday sentenced activist musician Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpan to four years in jail for insulting the monarchy and violations of the computer crimes act, local media reported.

The case stems from Chaiamorn burning a portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn in 2021, which he admitted to doing, but had argued it was not a violation of the royal insult law.

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