Prosecutors in Thailand drop royal defamation case against US scholar

The decision not to prosecute the 58-year-old Oklahoma native doesn’t immediately clear him of the charge of insulting the monarchy— also known as “lèse majesté” — or a related charge of violating the Computer Crime Act, which covers online activities.
 
No big surprise, very predictable.
They first threaten, and then back off. It creates fear, without being something that can be sustainably opposed. It is all about being a totalitarian society while keeping enough of the trappings of a free society to make some economic progress.
 
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