泰國男子發帖"諷刺"國王愛犬 面臨37年監禁

Thailand's strict laws making it a crime to insult the monarchy entered new territory on Monday, when a factory worker was charged with disparaging the king's dog "Tongdaeng".

根據嚴格的泰國法律，侮辱王室是一種犯罪。14日，當一名工廠員工被指控詆譭國王的愛犬"通丹"時，這項法律進入了一個新境界。

In a case brought in a Thai military court, the worker, Thanakorn Siripaiboon, was charged with making a "sarcastic" Internet post related to the king's pet. He also faces separate charges of sedition and insulting the king.

泰國一所軍事法院受理了這名叫做坦那孔·斯里帕蓬的工人被控在網上發帖"諷刺"國王的寵物的案件。

Thanakorn could face a total of 37 years in prison for his social media posts.

此外，他還面臨煽動叛亂和褻瀆國王的指控。

The suspect's lawyer, Anon Numpa said the boundaries of what has been considered lèse-majesté, as royal insults are known, had expanded drastically in recent years.

因爲在社交媒體上發佈這樣的帖子，坦那孔可能面臨總共37年監禁。

But Anon said he was incredulous that it could be broadened to include a household pet.

嫌疑人的律師安農·努帕表示，褻瀆王室罪的適用範圍近幾年來明顯擴大，但令他難以置信的是，連王室寵物也會包含在內。