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Ten years in prison for "insulting" the Internet for Thai monarchy

• Suwicha Thajor, 37, accused of crimes of treason.
  
• The authorities traced the messages that had been published.
  
• Thailand has a panel to seek such feedback.

Bangkok A Thai court has sentenced to ten years imprisonment a man who made comments on the Internet that Justice considered "insulting" to the monarchy and therefore constitute a crime of lese-majeste.

Suwicha Thajor, 37, was arrested last January after Police traced and discovered messages that were sent from his personal computer found in his home province Nakhon Phanom's, in northeastern Thailand.

The sentence was reduced from 20 to 10 years because he pleaded guilty Suwicha

"He went to prison because he found the messages on the Internet, which had been published by him," said Pichit Nondasuwan, a prosecutor of the case, Reuters news agency.

Suwicha's sentence was reduced from 20 to 10 years because he pleaded guilty to two counts of lese majeste, he added.

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of lese majeste is a very serious crime in Thailand , where many people go to King Bhumibol Adulyadej as being quasi-divine.

The generals who ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006 alluded to his alleged disrespect for the Crown, among other reasons.

According to British newspaper Telegraph, the Government has closed 4,800 web pages, most of them accused of insulting the monarchy. The authorities have a special force against such sites.