Thailand HM the King pardon Swiss man

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Bangkok Post ---
Chiang Mai (Agencies) - His Majesty the King has pardoned the Swiss man convicted last month of lese majeste for spray-painting portraits on the monarch.

"His Majesty in his kindness has granted him a pardon and he has been transferred from prison and is in the process of being deported from the country," said Chiang Mai Pol Col Prachuab Wongsuk.

Oliver Rudolf Jufer, 57, was convicted last month of lese majeste and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

A resident of Thailand, Jufer painted over the posters last year, supposedly while he was drunk.

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Nation (newspaper)  -- His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej has pardoned a Swiss man who was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month for defacing portraits of the monarch, prosecutors said Thursday.

Oliver Jufer, 57, had been sentenced to 10 years in prison on March 29 after pleading guilty to five counts of lese majeste - after he defaced several portraits of the king with spray paint while drunk in Chiang Mai last December.

The Swiss man will be deported from Thailand after his release, Panu Kwanyuen, the provincial attorney general of Chiang Mai said.

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and i thought it was about Thailand starting to air "Haro Moni"... 

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That's nice I guess. Too bad he's to be deported though.

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Tonight, I just watch HaroMoni dual language on cable TV. It is quite behind though, since Makoto and Konno still a member.

[JFC]

That's nice I guess. Too bad he's to be deported though.

Considering the alternative was stay in Thailand and either be imprisoned or risk getting his ass beaten/killed by angry Thais, being deported is the best option.