| Also in 2008, Harry Nicolaides, an Australian, was arrested at Bangkok's international airport and charged with lese majesty, for an offending passage in his self-published book Verismilitude. |
| Please consider taking action to withdraw the current lese majeste charges, and working to secure the release of those already convicted under the lese majeste law. |
| In March 2007, a Swiss, Oliver Jufer, convicted of lese majesty, was sentenced to 10 years for spray-painting graffiti on portraits of the king while drunk. |
| Several suggestions have been made for reforms to the lese majeste law. |
| We are concerned about the widespread impact of Thailand's lese majeste laws, including the direct implications for nationals of other countries, especially at a time of political tension through out the country. |
| Instead of protecting reputations, these lese majeste cases generate heightened criticism of the monarchy and Thailand itself, both inside and outside the country. |
