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<div>The problematic Facebook post which led to the Army in northern Thailand filing a lèse majesté complaint is about the King’s favourite dog Tongdaeng.</div>
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<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-280adf7f-6043-d4b8-c0b3-e1460efb4073">An Army unit in northern Thailand filed a police complaint, accusing a businessman of defaming the King on Facebook. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-280adf7f-6043-d4b8-c0b3-e1460efb4073">The Chiang Rai Army’s Peace and Order Maintenance Command sent a representative to file the complaint at Chiang Rai Police Station on Tuesday, according to </span><a href="http://www.manager.co.th/Local/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9570000144856">ASTV-Manager Online</a>. </p>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1418490370&section=99">Khaosod English</a> — The wife of the Crown Prince of Thailand has not been granted any honourary titles after she rescinded her royal status late Friday night, official records have confirmed. </span></div>
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<div>Srirasmi, who married Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn in 2001, resigned from her status as a member of the Royal Family following the recent arrests of many of her relatives are charges of corruption and lese majeste. </div>
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<div>The military on Friday filed a police complaint against a man for posting lèse majesté messages on Facebook, <a href="http://www.matichon.co.th/news_detail.php?newsid=1418379487">Matichon Online</a> reported. </div>
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<div>Lt Col Burin Thongprapai of the military’s Judge Advocate General’s Office on Friday accused Jatsadakorn D., 24, of violating Article 112 of the Criminal Code or the lèse majesté law.
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<p>Thai police arrested a man accused of defaming the monarchy on Facebook more than a year after the complaint was filed.</p>
<p>According to Bangkokbiznews, the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) police arrested Piya J., in eastern Bangkok. Piya was accused of violating the lèse majesté law or Article 112 of the Criminal Code and Article 14 of the 2007 Computer Crime Act for publishing illegal content on the Internet.</p>
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<div>The military court in Chiang Rai on Thursday ruled to proceed with the trial of a lèse majesté case despite an obvious lack of intention on the part of the defendant who allegedly was out of his mind when committing the crime. </div>
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<div>After lèse majesté complaints were filed by royalist groups in Bangkok and two northeastern provinces against a woman from Khon Kaen who allegedly wore black around the King’s birthday, the Thai authorities have decided to have the case investigated. </div>
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<div>According to the Thai Public Broadcasting Service, after a meeting on Tuesday of Internal Security Operations Command, the police, and personnel of Khon Kaen University, the Khon Kaen police will look into the accusations against Aree K., an employee of Srinagarind Hospital of Khon Kaen University.</div>
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<div>A Thai royalist on Tuesday filed a lèse majesté complaint against Andrew McGregor Marshall , former Reuters journalist, for writing books and articles allegedly defaming the King.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12px;">According to the ultra-royalist </span><a href="http://www.chaoprayanews.com/2014/12/09/%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%88%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1/" style="font-size: 12px;">Chaopraya News</a><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12px;"</p>
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<div>The military in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen summoned a woman bullied for posting a picture of her and her friends wearing black around the King’s birthday to teach her how to properly show love to the King.
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<div>The Thai authorities in the Northeast have summoned a woman for interrogation after she used a picture of herself and friends wearing black on her Facebook profile picture and cover photo during the King’s birthday weekend. </div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12px;">Internal Security Operations Command summoned Aree K., an employee of Srinagarind Hospital, the teaching hospital for Khon Kaen University’s Faculty of Medicine, for interrogation after Thai internet royalists widely bullied her on Facebook, according to </span><a href="http://www.manager.co.th/L</p>
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<div>The Criminal Court has sentenced Sgt Prasit Chaisrisa, a former Pheu Thai MP and red-shirt figure, to five years in jail, but since the defendant pleaded guilty, the jail term was halved to two years and six months. </div>
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<div>The court ruled that Prasit defamed the King during a speech at an event titled “Stop Overthrowing Democracy,” held at the Imperial World Ladprao Department Store on 7 May 2014. </div>
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<div>The court reasoned that the jail term should not be suspended because the speech greatly damaged the beloved monarchical instituti
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<div>The military court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for Nopporn Suppipat, a Thai energy businessman, accused of falsely claiming about the monarchy, in the scandal related to a high ranking officer and the family of the royal-assigned surname.<span style="font-size: 12px;">The military court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for Nopporn Suppipat, a Thai energy businessman, accused of making false claims about the monarchy, in the scandal related to high-ranking police officers and the family with a royally-assigned surname.</span></div>
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