Bangkok: The state prosecutor of Thailand said Thursday May 1. He would not pursue a American academic Who was arrested and charged last month to insult the royal family, a crime that has a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, and asked a court to release it.
Paul Chambers, lecturer at the University of Naresuan Thailand, was decree After a complaint, a complaint was filed by the royalist army, arousing widespread criticism within Thailand and the US State Department, which said it had been alarmed by the case.
Chambers was also accused of violations of the IT crimes Act. He had denied the two load sets.
Thailand has one of the most difficult laws in the majestic world, fixing prison conditions up to 15 years for anyone who was found guilty of having defamed, insulted or threatened King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his close family.
The prosecutor's office said in a statement that he had decided not to continue the two accusations against Chambers, asking the Phitsanulok court to release him. He also declared that he would ask for the advice of the police on the decision.
Chambers spent a day in pre-process detention last month and had to wear an ankle bracelet for weeks after his deposit on bail after his arrest. He also revoked his Thai work visa, but he was told not to leave the country.
His lawyer, Wannaphat Jenroumjit, said that the first accusations arose from a presentation text published on a website of a research institute outside of Thailand for an online academic seminar last year during which Chambers was a speaker.
“The prosecutor's rapid prescription is a good thing because it could alleviate damage to Paul, which were numerous,” Wannaphat told Reuters.
An appeal against the cancellation of the Chambers was filed, but the immigration office has not yet made a decision on the issue, said Wannaphat.
