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Re:Hotel guest in Thailand jailed for defamation after posti... by strogonoff on Sunday September 27, 2020 @05:56PM (#24610440)
Japan’s application of anti-defamation laws seems similar[0].

That is, unless this case got special treatment due to the alleged corruption of Thai justice system.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23935469

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Re:Hotel guest in Thailand jailed for defamation after posti... by AmericanChopper on Sunday September 27, 2020 @06:02PM (#24610487)
That certainly wouldn't be surprising, but these laws do routinely treat Thai citizens as badly as they treat anybody else. He's likely not in for particularly fair treatment in any case.
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