We have all stated things we do not really mean in texts. However when a upon the market Thai trucker sent an SMS that insulted his king, he got a lot more than he bargained for. Two decades more, actually.
Because, based on the New You are able to Occasions, a jury found Ampon Tangnoppakul's texts offensive enough towards the Thai royal family they sentenced him to twenty years imprisonment. Tangnoppakul, 61, was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for every offensive message he sent.
To create this obvious: he did not send a text towards the king. Or any person in the royal family. But under Thai law, that does not matter. Harsh penalties exists for making insults or risks fond of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the family, even just in private communications.
The man's lawyer, Poonsuk Poonsukcharoen, told the brand new You are able to Occasions:
"He demands that he doesn't understand how to send texts. He demands he loves His Majesty the King."
The written text messages under consideration were received with a senior government official, and it is stated they defamed, insulted and threatened the king and the wife. The judge apparently declined Ampon's claims that his phone had been fixed at that time the messages were sent last May.
Sadly for all of us, the items in the messages wasn't revealed in the court. It is a shame for Ampon this did not take place in Pakistan, though, if the written text messages incorporated the periodic rude word, they may not have even managed to get towards the recipient. [New You are able to Occasions Image: lirneasia]
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