
Thai Cops Quiz UK Journalist's Wife Over 'royal Insult'
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 22, 2016 | 04:43 PM

BANGKOK, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd july,2016) - Thai police on Friday questioned the wife of a British journalist over his social media links to unflattering photos allegedly of the kingdom's crown prince, in a country where insulting the royals carries heavy jail terms. Detectives said the photos shared by former Bangkok-based correspondent and strident Thai monarchy critic Andrew MacGregor Marshall were fake and violated the kingdom's royal defamation law. On Friday Marshall's wife, 39-year-old Noppawan Bunluesilp, was taken into police custody in Bangkok and released without charges after several hours of questioning over her husband's social media posts from the day before.
"Based on forensic evidence, we determined she has nothing to do with (the case)," Thitirat Nongharnpitak, commander of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), told reporters after the interrogation.
"She is still a Thai who loves the institution," he added, using a euphemism for the monarchy. The Facebook and Twitter posts published by Marshall, who lives outside Thailand, linked to a web article in German tabloid Bild with photos apparently showing 63-year-old Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn at an airport in Germany. On Friday morning the online article was blocked in Thailand for carrying "inappropriate content". Under Thai law each count of lese majeste -- insults, threats or defamation of Thailand's leading royals -- carries up to 15 years in jail.
Local and foreign media based inside the country, including AFP, must routinely self-censor to avoid falling foul of the law.
Related Topics
Recent Stories

HBL Islamic Banking continues to scale up its footprint in Pakistan

Jacqueline Fernandez lands in trouble due to alleged role in extortion case

ECP adjourns till Aug 22 reference seeking disqualification of Imran Khan

PM directs to speed up relief efforts for flood-affected areas

Shahbaz Gill undergoes medical tests at PIMS

Pakistan, UK agree to return foreign criminals
More Stories From World
-
Turkey's Extradition Requests Not Yet Satisfied by Sweden, Finland - Justice Minister
18 minutes ago -
Over 65% of Conservatives Intend to Vote for Truss as Future UK Prime Minister - Poll
38 minutes ago -
Putin to Meet With Tokayev in Sochi on Friday - Kremlin
38 minutes ago -
Death Toll From Mudflow in Northwest China Reaches 16 - Reports
48 minutes ago -
Ryazan Region Authorities Concealed Real Scale of Wildfires - Watchdog
48 minutes ago -
Kiev`s Provocation at NPP Aims to Create Exclusive Zone, Accuse Russia - Moscow
48 minutes ago -
Russia Begins Supplies of Second S-400 Regiment to Turkey - Defense Cooperation Agency
1 hour ago -
Official Warns of Threat to Zaporizhzhia NPP's Cooling System Due to Ongoing Shelling
1 hour ago -
Erdogan to Offer Zelenskyy to Organize Talks With Putin During His Visit to Lviv - Reports
2 hours ago -
Russia Expects US to Issue Visa to Lavrov, Delegation for UNGA Visit - Foreign Ministry
2 hours ago -
Kiev Preparing Provocation at Zaporizhzhia NPP During UN Head's Visit to Ukraine - Moscow
3 hours ago -
Japan Limits Attendance at Abe's Funeral to 6,000 People - Reports
3 hours ago
Education - Urdu News - Car Prices - Breaking News - English News - Live Tv Channels - Urdu Horoscope - Horoscope in Urdu - Muslim Names in Urdu - Urdu Poetry - Love Poetry - Sad Poetry - Prize Bond - Mobile Prices in Pakistan - PTV Sports - English to Urdu - Big Ticket - Translate English to Urdu - Ramadan Calendar - Prayer Times - DDF Raffle - Islamic Calendar - Events - Today Islamic Date - Travel - UAE Raffles - Travel Guide - Arabic - Urdu Cooking Recipes - Directory - Pakistan Results - Past Papers - BISE - Schools in Pakistan - Academies & Tuition Centers
UrduPoint Network is the largest independent digital media house from Pakistan, catering the needs of its users since year 1997. We provide breaking news, Pakistani news, International news, Business news, Sports news, Urdu news and Live Urdu News
© 1997-2022, UrduPoint Network
All rights of the publication are reserved by UrduPoint.com. Reproduction without proper consent is not allowed.