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Re: Swiss man faces up to 75 years in prison for insulting Thai king.

As predicted. Sanity reigns (sic).

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Swiss man now pardoned & deported ....

http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/front/d...=1176359251000

Happy (Thai) New Year
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Re: Swiss man faces up to 75 years in prison for insulting Thai king.

I'm still waiting for Lord monkeys comment
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Was - Swiss man faces up to 75 years in prison for insulting Thai king.

its now : Thais to sue Google

Apparently YouTube has some content that Kingy no likey ....

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...2FEB50E054.htm

Good news for Corporate lawyers ....
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Re: Swiss man faces up to 75 years in prison for insulting Thai king.

I am currently living in Thailand and ihave to say the length of the original sentance astonished even the Thai nationals. Following his pardon, it all went very quiet. Does anyone know if his Thai wife went back to Switzerland with him? No one seems to know here.
I would have to say he was a silly bugger. If you live here long enough you know the rules and laws, most of them are not enforced (tea money ) but the ones concerning the Royal family are an exception.
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I am currently living in Thailand and ihave to say the length of the original sentance astonished even the Thai nationals. Following his pardon, it all went very quiet. Does anyone know if his Thai wife went back to Switzerland with him? No one seems to know here.
I would have to say he was a silly bugger. If you live here long enough you know the rules and laws, most of them are not enforced (tea money ) but the ones concerning the Royal family are an exception.
Absolutely correct. He was a stupid to insult the king in the kingdom.
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I would have to say he was a silly bugger. If you live here long enough you know the rules and laws, most of them are not enforced (tea money ) but the ones concerning the Royal family are an exception.
Agree with you there. Wonder what will happen when the King dies, apparently the heir's don't have anywhere near the love and respect that the present king has.
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Agree with you there. Wonder what will happen when the King dies, apparently the heir's don't have anywhere near the love and respect that the present king has.
I have heard that Kings youngest daughter is very popular. She is following the footsteps of her father. But i am not sure if she is the heiress...
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Re: Swiss man faces up to 75 years in prison for insulting Thai king.

Completely off topic now isn't it? The death of King Bhumibol was one of many reasons we left Thailand. When he dies it will be a total shitstorm. Nobody wants his son to take the throne (except the son himself). Princess Srindhorn is loved by the Thai nationals, but if the son is still alive it seems that he will be the one parking his bottom on the throne. Apparently the laws of sucession were changed some time ago to allow this to happen (Princess taking over) - glad we are not there now.
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Re: Swiss man faces up to 75 years in prison for insulting Thai king.

Yeah ... Just declare war on Thailand !!... give the Swiss army something to do... !!
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Re: Swiss man faces up to 75 years in prison for insulting Thai king.

thanks for the necrobump. where are the speeding penalty "don't do the crime, if you can't do the time" crowd?
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Re: Swiss man faces up to 75 years in prison for insulting Thai king.

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So you think he deserves 75 years for that? He deserves punishment for being a looser but not 75 years!
he deserves it! Swiss always whine about that foreigners don't respect swiss rules, traditions and culture!


but then again, the US is worse...c'mon...121 YEARS!??

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ested-FBI.html
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