U.S. citizen jailed in Thailand over Web link to "offensive" book
http://j.mp/imidtF (Pattaya Daily News) The charges against Thai-born Mr. Wichaikhammat fall under lese majeste, which breaches section 112 of the Criminal Code as well being charged for subversion and uploading false information which violated the Computer Crime Act. Altogether, the charges could potentially add up to a 22-year jail sentence. - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Google Buzz: http://j.mp/laurenbuzz Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
