Woman charged over single word used on Facebook

A woman has been charged in Thailand over a single word used in response to a Facebook posting critical of the royal family. Thai police dropped the investigation into Patnaree Chankij after an international outcry earlier this year. But the country’s attorney general decided to press charges against her under Thailand’s lese majeste laws. The […]

A woman has been charged in Thailand over a single word used in response to a Facebook posting critical of the royal family.
Thai police dropped the investigation into Patnaree Chankij after an international outcry earlier this year.
But the country’s attorney general decided to press charges against her under Thailand’s lese majeste laws.
The 40-year-old had responded to a message critical of the monarchy with “ja” (“yeah” or “I see” in Thai).