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Thailand sentences man to 3 years for royal insult
Akachai Hongkangwan, top right, speaks to journalists in front of criminal court Thursday, March 28, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. The court has sentenced Akachai, a Thai man, to three years and four months in prison for selling video CDs of an Australian TV news segment deemed offensive to the royal family. The court on Thursday found Akachai guilty under lese majeste, the crime of defaming Thailand’s royal family. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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