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Former gov't official sentenced to 43 years for lese majeste in Thailand

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Bangkok, Jan 19 (EFE/EPA).- A Thai court sentenced a former civil servant to 43 years and six months in prison Tuesday over several crimes of lese majesty, in what is the harshest sentence for criticizing the country’s king to date.Anchan Preelert, 63, who has already spent more than three years in jail awaiting trial, pleaded guilty during the process, which served to reduce the original sentence of 87 years in prison by half, three for each of the 29 crimes for which she was accused, her lawyer, Phawini Chumsri said. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: ANCHAN PREELERT ARRIVES TO HEAR VERDICT IN HER TRIAL OVER CHARGES OF LESE MAJESTE, AT THE CRIMINAL COURT IN BANGKOK, THAILAND. SOUND BITE: FORMER THAI CIVIL SERVANT ANCHAN PREELERT (IN THAI).TRANSLATION: - The person who made the clip faced only one charge. I was too cooperative. I told them all, so things get back at me. (00:42 - 00:57).- I worked as a government official for almost forty years. I was about to be retired in 2016 but I got arrested in 2015. (01:06 - 01:15).

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