‘Mushroom-Picking Couple’ Gets Royal Pardon

KALASIN — A royal pardon on Thursday released a couple sentenced to decades in prison for encroaching on forests.

Udom Sirisorn and Daeng Sirisorn walked free after serving over three years behind bars. Less-informed netizens often invoked their prison sentence as proof of injustice in Thailand.

Full story: khaosodenglish.com

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Khaosod English

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