Japanese jailed for insulting Thai queen

by **tiger tanaka** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 1:07 am

Japanese author convicted of insulting Thai queen

BANGKOK — A 69-year-old Japanese author has received a two-year suspended jail sentence for writing a book that insults Thai Queen Sirikit and other royal family members, officials of the Criminal Court in Bangkok said Wednesday.

The court on Tuesday originally handed Koshi Takahashi a three-year jail term, but commuted it to 18 months as Takahashi pleaded guilty, according to a court official.

In his Japanese-language book titled "Rural Life in Chiang Mai," Takahashi denigrated the queen and other royal family members, according to the court.

Source: Kyodo News

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They are very, very touchy about what you say about the Royal family here.

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Japanese jailed for insulting Thai queen

Japanese jailed for insulting Thai queen

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