Giles Ji Ungpakorn, who was charged with lèse majesté in January, fled Thailand for Britain over the weekend.
The charges against Bangkok-based professor, who holds joint British and Thai nationality, relate to his publication A Coup for the Rich, in which he discusses the relationship between the monarchy and the military during the country’s 2006 coup.
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Ungpakorn flees Thailand
Giles Ji Ungpakorn, who was charged with lèse majesté in January, fled Thailand for Britain over the weekend. The charges against Bangkok-based professor, who holds joint British and Thai nationality, relate to his publication A Coup for the Rich, in which he discusses the relationship between the monarchy and the military during the country’s 2006 […]
09 Feb 09
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