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A Thai woman has been sentenced to prison for 43 years for defaming the royal family. It has been known as the country’s harshest ever sentence for insulting the monarchy.
The 63-year-old former civil servant, known as Anchan, posted audio clips from a podcast on social media. She said she had simply shared the audio files and had not commented on the content.
Thailand’s lèse-majesté law, which forbids any insult to the monarchy, is among the strictest in the world.
After a three-year break, Thailand revived the controversial law late last year in an attempt to curb months of anti-government protests, with demonstrators demanding changes to the monarchy.
