Thailand Stuck in the Past?

      This week I will be talking about Thailand. According to telegraph.co.uk Thailand has sentenced two college students to jail for two and half years for insulting the monarchy while participating in a college play. A little excessive? Well, according to the article this sentencing has come from a turmoil time currently happening in Thailand because of the new successor. Apparently, Thailand has been under martial law since a May coup. There is a lot of anxiety and stress over the health of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 87, and the issue of who his successor will be. Thailand has a else-majeste law that prohibits to defame the king or any member of the royal family and it is the world's harshest law, according to the article. People who are convicted under this law can be sentenced up to 15 years. The two college students named Patiwat Saraiyaem, 23, and Pornthip Mankong, 26, were convicted under this less-majeste law when performing a play at Bangkok's Thammasat University. The play which was called "The Wolf Bride" was about a fictional kingdom and fictional king. The two students were actually sentenced to five yeas but it got reduced to two and half because they confessed. More like they forced them to confess? What do you think? After the sentencing college students gathered up and started protesting. As of right now the students are convicted and will be sent to jail. What do you think? Does Thailand's time of turmoil let it sentence two college students for insulting a fictional king?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/11429239/Thailand-jails-two-students-for-insulting-monarchy-in-college-play.html