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US citizen faces jail for insulting Thai royal
family
Tuesday October 11, 2011 08:05:43 AM,
IANS
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London: A shackled US
citizen pleaded guilty Monday to charges of defaming Thailand's
royal family, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in jail in the
south-east Asian kingdom.
Thai-born American Joe Gordon has been detained since late May for
translating excerpts of a locally banned biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and posting them online, the Daily Mail
reported.
Judges said that a sentence would be issued Nov 9 for Gordon, who
committed the alleged crimes years ago while living in the US
state of Colorado, where he worked as a car salesman.
The case has raised concerns about the reach of Thai law and how
it is applied to both Thai nationals and foreign visitors.
The 55-year-old Gordon, wearing handcuffs and ankle shackles, told
three judges in Bangkok: "I'm not fighting in the case. I'm
pleading guilty, sirs."
Defence lawyer Arnon Nampa said earlier that Gordon decided last
week to plead guilty after being denied bail eight times.
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