Thai lawyer faces 150 years in jail over royal defamation

Prawet Prapanukul, a Thai human rights lawyer could be jailed up to 150 years in prison after he was charged with a record 10 counts of royal defamation, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said. The 57-year-old who is a well- known critic of the law was said to have provided legal assistance to members of a political opposition group, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, and served


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