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Prominent US Academic Facing Royal Insult Charge In Thailand

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

Thai police summoned a prominent American academic on Friday to face charges of insulting the monarchy, a rare case of a foreign national being charged under the kingdom's strict lese-majeste law.

The army filed a complaint against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in northern Thailand and respected authority on the kingdom's politics, over comments he made in an online discussion.

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