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American Academic Faces Rare Thai Royal Insult Charges

  • Thai police summoned Paul Chambers, an American academic, over allegations of insulting the monarchy, which is rare for a foreign national under the lese-majeste law.
  • Chambers faced a complaint for remarks made during a webinar discussing the military-monarchy relationship.
  • The lese-majeste law punishes offenses with up to 15 years in prison.
  • Chambers expressed feeling 'intimidated' but received support from the US embassy and his university colleagues.
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Prominent US academic facing royal insult charge in Thailand

Thai police summoned a prominent American academic on Friday to face charges of insulting the monarchy, a rare case of a foreign national being charged under the kingdom's strict lese-majeste law.

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112watch.org broke the news in on Friday, April 4, 2025.
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