US EditionThailand drops royal insult case against American academic
- Thailand's attorney general confirmed on May 29, 2025, that it will not prosecute American academic Paul Chambers for lese-majeste after his April arrest in Thailand.
- Chambers' arrest followed a complaint by the military's Internal Security Operations Command about a webinar blurb he participated in, but prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence to continue.
- Thailand's lese-majeste law punishes defaming or insulting the monarchy with three to fifteen years in prison and has faced criticism as one of the world's harshest laws of this type.
- Chambers, a 58-year-old political science lecturer from Oklahoma formerly at Naresuan University, had to surrender his passport and wear an ankle monitor amid international free speech concerns.
- After the charges dropped, Chambers left Thailand while appeals regarding his visa revocation and university dismissal remain pending, highlighting broader tensions over lese-majeste enforcement.
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US scholar leaves Thailand after charges of insulting monarchy are dropped
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Thailand drops royal insult case against American academic
A royal insult prosecution against an American scholar in Thailand that raised concerns in the U.S. government has been dropped, his lawyer said on Thursday, as authorities confirmed the academic had left the country.
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