Lese Majeste

[stogie bear]

Thailand€™s King Bhumibol Adulyadej last night freed a Swiss tourist who was jailed for ten years for insulting him.

Oliver Jufer, 57, from Zurich, Switzerland, was released from Chiang Mai prison in northern Thailand two weeks after being sentenced.

Mr Jufer defaced posters of the King with black spray paint after getting drunk on December 5 last year, the 79-yr-old monarch€™s birthday.

Mr Jufer could have faced up to 75 years in jail. His sentence was reduced after he signed an apology.

Talk about good timing... the lucky bastard!

[ShockToe]

While it's true that Herr Jufer received a royal pardon he is, as far as I know, being immediately deported.

There are quite a few royal pardons, most of which go unreported.

[katoeylover]

Seems the king himself is a little puzzled by the whole lese majeste thing anyway.

http://bangkokpost.newspaperdirect.c...r/viewer.aspx#