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Man faces lèse majesté charge after tearing up King’s photo

Man faces lèse majesté charge after tearing up King’s photo

Submitted on Wed, 9 Jul 2014 - 02:57 PM
 
Police in northern Chiang Rai Province caught a man red-handed after he had torn up a photograph of HM the King, and charged him with lèse majesté, ASTV Manager Online reported on Wednesday. 
 
Samak Panthe, 49, reportedly tore up a photograph of HM the King which was installed at the gate of Pasak Village in Thoeng District.
 
According to the report, Samak resided in the village and confessed that he himself destroyed the photo. 
 
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