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His Majesty the King has pardoned and freed an Australian writer jailed for insulting the royal family, officials said Saturday. Harry Nicolaides, 41, was arrested last August and held without bail until last month, when the Criminal Court sentenced him to three years in jail after he pleaded guilty to lese majeste, or defaming the monarchy. The Australian government had lobbied intensely for a royal pardon, and Australia's foreign affairs department said Nicolaides had been freed this week.

 

His Majesty the King has pardoned and freed an Australian writer jailed for insulting the royal family, officials said Saturday. Harry Nicolaides, 41, was arrested last August and held without bail until last month, when the Criminal Court sentenced him to three years in jail after he pleaded guilty to lese majeste, or defaming the monarchy. The Australian government had lobbied intensely for a royal pardon, and Australia's foreign affairs department said Nicolaides had been freed this week.

 

His Majesty the King has pardoned and freed an Australian writer jailed for insulting the royal family, officials said Saturday. Harry Nicolaides, 41, was arrested last August and held without bail until last month, when the Criminal Court sentenced him to three years in jail after he pleaded guilty to lese majeste, or defaming the monarchy. The Australian government had lobbied intensely for a royal pardon, and Australia's foreign affairs department said Nicolaides had been freed this week.

 

His Majesty the King has pardoned and freed an Australian writer jailed for insulting the royal family, officials said Saturday. Harry Nicolaides, 41, was arrested last August and held without bail until last month, when the Criminal Court sentenced him to three years in jail after he pleaded guilty to lese majeste, or defaming the monarchy. The Australian government had lobbied intensely for a royal pardon, and Australia's foreign affairs department said Nicolaides had been freed this week.

 

Police believe the Italian man who hanged himself from the Rama VIII bridge committed suicide because of unemployment and illness. The man had chronic diseases -- he coughed regularly and had a tumor in his stomach, deputy national police chief Jongrak Juthanont told reporters on Wednesday. Police identified the man as Maurizio Tosabori, 54. He was an architect. The man was not Giovanni Gaeta as local media reported on Tuesday, Pol Gen Jongrak said. The identification came after investigators found a hostel owner in Khao San road where Tosabori  rented a room.