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Man bags 35 years in prison for insulting Thailand monarchy on Facebook

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A Bangkok military court today jailed a 34-year-old man for insulting royal family on social media, according to a watchdog, it was one of the harshest sentences handed down for a crime that insulates Thailand's ultra-rich monarchy from criticism. Wichai, whose last name was withheld to protect his family from ostracisation, was convicted of ten counts of lese majeste for sharing photos and videos of the royal family that he allegedly shared on Facebook that purported to belong to a different user. He was accused of using the account to slander a former friend, said iLaw, a group that tracks royal defamation cases. A Thai legal watchdog group, iLaw, told AFP that Wichai was originally facing a 70-year sentence ten years for each count but his sentence was reduced because he confessed to the crimes after spending a year in jail waiting for his trial. Thailand's lèse-majesté law is believed to be one of the strictest law in Thailand, a law meant to prot

Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for Wednesday multiple suicide and gun attacks in the Jiddari -Polo area of Maiduguri, Borno State capital

Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for Wednesday multiple suicide and gun attacks in the Jiddari -Polo area of Maiduguri, Borno State capital .https://youtu.be/7p0MjPo39Q4 "We have killed those we can and have left with the bounties of war we are displaying now,” said a voice on a video released by Boko Haram on Saturday , showing the group’s fighters among piles of ammunition and other supplies. We are hale and hearty, contrary to claims that we have been killed,” the voice said. The Boko Haram fighters attacked Maiduguri’s suburbs with anti-aircraft guns and several suicide bombers.  The video showed what appear to be Boko Haram fighters moving through the bush with guns and vehicles mounted with heavy weaponry, as well as shots of them holding security passes and other Nigerian military supplies. “God has enriched us with the arms and ammunition on display, and we shall deploy such weapons we seized against you… the war is still ongoing,” said the