Bangkok: A THAI military court yesterday jailed a man for 11 years and four months on charges of royal defamation and computer crime over his Facebook social media posts last year.
The country's strict lese-majeste law makes it a crime to defame, insult or threaten the king, queen, heir to the throne or regent.
Each offence is punishable with a jail term of up to 15 years.
Burin Intin, 28, pleaded guilty to two charges of royal defamation and violating Thailand's Computer Crime Act over posts deemed insulting to the monarchy in a comment on Facebook and online chat, his lawyer, Anon Numpa, said.
He was detained on April 27 last year after taking part in a peaceful protest against the country's ruling junta, and held on remand in Bangkok, the capital, since April 30.
