Australian man to face Thai court over royal insult claims

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Updated January 19, 2009 13:25:09

An Australian man, Harry Nicolaides, is due to appear in a Bangkok court today charged with insulting Thailand's royal family. Mr Nicolaides published a novel in 2005 which makes brief reference to Thailand's Crown Prince. The book sold less than ten copies but the 41 year old faces a possible 15 years in prison if found guilty. During a recent interview with Thailand's new Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, our South East Asia correspondent Karen Percy asked him about this case and the laws.

Presenter: Karen Percy
Speaker: Thai prime minsiter, Abhisit Vejjajiva

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