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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Panu Wongcha-Um and Panarat Thepgumpanat

Prominent American academic facing rare Thai royal insult charges

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn is protected from criticism by tough lese-majeste laws - (REUTERS)

A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for an American academic on charges of insulting the monarchy, a rare use of the country's "lese majeste" law against a foreigner.

The army filed the charges, including violations of the computer crimes act, against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Thailand's Naresuan University.

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