Australian writer Harry Nicolaides has been sentenced to three years in prison in Thailand for insulting the king in his book Verisimilitude.
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Writer sentenced for lèse majesté
Australian writer Harry Nicolaides has been sentenced to three years in prison in Thailand for insulting the king in his book Verisimilitude.
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19 Jan 09
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