Thai singer Tom Dundee jailed for 7½ years for offending monarchy

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Source: Australian ABC

A Thai country singer who takes his nickname from Australia's Crocodile Dundee has been jailed for seven years for insulting the monarchy.
Thanat Thanawatcharanon is better known by his stage name - Tom Dundee - inspired by the cheeky tough-guy character played by Paul Hogan in the 1986 film.
Tom Dundee was arrested two years ago for a speech he made to the so-called Red Shirt side of Thai politics. It is not clear what he said and Thailand's strict lese majeste laws would likely prevent it being repeated. Mr Thanat, 58, has been in custody since his arrest and denied insulting the monarchy. But this week he confessed and was sentenced to 7.5 years in jail.

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-01/thai-singer-tom-dundee-jailed-for-offending-monarchy/7468828

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And these are the good guys!!

[gordianot]

1. There is a good lesson here for those who like Monarchs and Oligarchs.

Not so much for those who post on Political websites.

[Betty]

2. I'm sure if trump had his way

This is how people who criticize him would be treated.

[Democat]

4. Why does someone always have to blame America or minimize?

Christians are worse.

America is worse.

Bush, Obama, and Clinton are worse.

DU sucks sometimes.

[mwooldri]

3. As much as I respect HM Queen Elizabeth II,

I am thankful that I live in a country (and used to live in one) where I can call her Lizzie Windsor who lives in the posh council house, and can call Prince Charles "Big Ears Charlie". I have a sneaky feeling that if I said and posted on social media about what I have said and thought about the British monarchy and substituted it for the Thai monarchy, I'd probably not be allowed in the country, or if I am probably arrested. Good job I haven't said anything like that.

Freedom of speech comes with a price, and the institutions in Thailand don't seem to want to pay that price. Add on the President of Turkey for that matter too... he's going the same way - criticize him, you're in jail.