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Don't insult the king of Thailand! Jan 23rd 2013, 12:54 If you value your freedom. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/wo...html?ref=world Quote: A Thai court on Wednesday sentenced a labor activist and former magazine editor to 10 years in prison for insulting Thailand's king, the latest in a string of convictions under the country's strict lese majeste law. The case of Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, 51, was different from previous lese majeste cases because Mr. Somyot directly challenged the law itself, saying it violated the right to free expression. Thailand's constitutional court swept aside that challenge last month and laid out the justification for the law, saying the king deserves "special protection" under the law because he is the "center of the nation."

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