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EXPLAINED: Thai man jailed for insulting monarchy with sticker on king s portrait - The Real Truth

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn attends a groundbreaking ceremony for a monument of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at a park in Bangkok, Thailand, December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

A court in Thailand sentenced a man to two years in prison on Friday for insulting the monarchy by defacing a portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, his lawyers said, the first sentencing for lese majeste in more than a year.

Narin Kulpongsathorn, 33, was found guilty of putting a sticker bearing the logo of a political satire Facebook page on a large portrait of the monarch outside the Supreme Court during a political rally in September 2020.

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