In major free speech violation, Australian writer gets three years in prison for lese majeste
Reporters Without Borders condemns the three-year prison sentence which Australian writer Harry Nicolaides received today from the Bangkok criminal court on a charge of lese majeste under article 112 of the criminal code for briefly alluding in a novel to the way King Bhumipol's son treated one of his mistresses. Nicolaides pleaded guilty and asked the court to show clemency.