<p>The criminal court held a preliminary hearing in the case of a man accused of defaming the monarchy on Facebook in camera after six months of detention although the defendant claimed that the alleged lèse majesté Facebook account was not his.</p>
<p>Bangkok’s Ratchada Criminal Court on Monday held a preliminary hearing in camera in the case of Piya (surname withheld due to privacy concerns), a 46 year old man who was accused under Article 112 of the Criminal Code, the lèse majesté law.</p>
