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Det kan blive dyrt at blive nappet. Op til 15 års fængsel.

Online contact with regime critics banned.

From left, ex-Bangkok journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall, historian Somsak Jeamteerasakul, academic Pavin Chachavalpongpun. Online contact with any of them could result in charges under the Computer Crime Act. (Photos via Facebook).

Authorities have declared it illegal to exchange information on the internet with three prominent government critics wanted on charges of lese majeste.

A letter from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society reported Wednesday at the website of Thai Rath newspaper, and then confirmed by others, requested all citizens not to follow, contact, share or engage in any other activity that would result in sharing information with the three persons.

They are historian Somsak Jeamteerasakul, academic Pavin Chachavalpongpun and online journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall. All three live outside Thailand.

The letter says people who spread such information, directly or indirectly, could be violating the country's Computer Crime Act, even unintentionally. This could result in a prison sentence of up to 15 years for each contact.
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