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Thai-American jailed for 2-and-a-half years for lese majeste

By Bangkok Pundit Fri, Dec 09, 2011 2:30PM UTC Comments Off

AP: A court in Thailand sentenced a U.S. citizen to two and a half years in prison Thursday for defaming the country’s royal family by translating excerpts of a locally banned biography of the king and posting them online. The verdict is the latest so-called lese majeste punishment handed down in the Southeast Asian kingdom,...

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American jailed for 2.5 years for insulting Thai monarchy

By AP News Thu, Dec 08, 2011 11:52AM UTC View Comments

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand sentenced a U.S. citizen to two and a half years in prison Thursday for defaming the country’s royal family by translating excerpts of a locally banned biography of the king and posting them online. The 55-year-old Thai-born American, Joe Gordon, stood calmly with his ankles shackled in an...

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International pressure mounts against Thailand’s Lese Majeste law

By Siam Voices Fri, Oct 14, 2011 9:30AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut The rising awareness of Thailand’s draconian lèse majesté law is gaining scrutiny from the international community after several countries have questioned and criticized Article 112 of Thailand’s criminal code during a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Every four years, all members of the United Nations...

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Thailand: Joe Gordon pleads guilty to lese majeste charges

By AP News Mon, Oct 10, 2011 3:21PM UTC View Comments

BANGKOK (AP) — Hoping for a lenient sentence, a shackled U.S. citizen pleaded guilty Monday to charges of defaming Thailand’s royal family, a grave crime in this Southeast Asian kingdom that is punishable by up to 15 years in jail. Judges said that a verdict and sentence would be issued in the case Nov. 9....

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Joe Gordon to plead guilty to Thai royal insult

By AP News Mon, Oct 10, 2011 11:16AM UTC View Comments

BANGKOK (AP) — A detained U.S. citizen facing up to 15 years in prison for allegedly insulting Thailand’s royal family was to plead guilty in the case Monday in hopes of receiving a lenient sentence, his lawyer said. Thai-born American Joe Gordon, 54, has been detained since late May on charges of translating parts of...

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