Australian writer gets three years in Thai jail for lese majeste

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Updated January 19, 2009 22:05:38

A court in the Thai capital Bangkok has found an Australian writer guilty of insulting Thailand's revered royal family in a novel and has sentenced the writer to three years in jail. Harry Nicolaides pleaded guilty to the charge lese majeste and had spent months in custody.

Presenter: Karen Percy, South East Asia correspondent

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