Summary

Thai police arrested US academic Paul Chambers on charges of insulting the monarchy and violating computer crime laws, linked to remarks made during an online seminar.

Chambers, a political science professor at Naresuan University, was summoned after a complaint by the Thai Army.

He denied the charges and was denied bail, with no trial date set. Thailand enforces strict lèse-majesté laws under Article 112, carrying up to 15 years in prison.

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    5 days ago

    I mean, this is the King. Can you really blame him?

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      5 days ago

      I actually love this picture. Kings don’t need to stick to whatever us plebs think of fashion. What’s the context of this picture?

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        4 days ago

        Pants halfway off his ass I’d be more concerned about who else gets off the plane.

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          4 days ago

          Concerned? In Thailand?

          That’s like clutching your pearls over someone with pants half down in Las Vegas or Amsterdam.

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            4 days ago

            Yes concerned and you should be concerned about sexual assault in Vegas as well, wtf are you even trying to say.

            • El Barto@lemmy.world
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              3 days ago

              What the fuck are you trying to say?

              Because clearly we are thinking about two different things.

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                  3 days ago

                  Aaah, I see it now.

                  You’re implying that he raped somebody. You know, like Trump.

                  No, no. I implied that he had consensual sex with somebody. And I somehow thought that you thought that was scandalous.

                  But I see what you mean.

                  Have a good night, sir.

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                    3 days ago

                    I’m glad I painted the picture well enough.

                    Technically I implied sexual assault and also yeah like Trump, duh.

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        4 days ago

        He was getting on or off a plane as I recall. In something like 2017 or 2018.