American man faces 15 years in prison for insulting Thai King

A US citizen pleaded guilty in a Thai court on Monday to charges of insulting the monarchy.

Thai-born Joe Wichai Commart Gordon was accused of posting a link to a translation of a banned book on his blog, along with other material deemed offensive, while living in the US.

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