Australian charged with insulting Thai royals
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![Thailand's King Bhumipol Adulyadej and his family are revered, and insults are punishable by jail terms. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/thai_king_090606_rtr.jpg?<BR> "Thailand's King Bhumipol Adulyadej and his family are revered, and insults are punishable by jail terms. [Reuters]")
Thailand's King Bhumipol Adulyadej and his family are revered, and insults are punishable by jail terms. [Reuters]
A Melbourne man has been arrested in Thailand for allegedly insulting the royal family.
South East Asia Correspondent Karen Percy reports Thai immigration authorities detained Harry Nicolaides on an outstanding arrest warrant as he arrived at Bangkok's international airport on Sunday night.
Mr Nicolaides published a book in 2005 which mentions members of the Thai royal family.
He based his book on travels and working in Thailand for several years from 2003.
He has yet to face the court and is currently in the Bangkok Remand prison.
If found guilty, he faces three to 15 years in jail.
While foreigners have been jailed in the past under Thailand's tough lese majesty laws, King Bhumipol Adulyadej has generally pardoned them.
