US academic free on bail in Thailand before trial over royal insult | Politics News

Paul Chambers awaits trial on charges under Thailand’s lese-majeste laws, which can lead to up to 15 years in prison.

Paul Chambers, an American lecturer at Thailand’s Naresuan University arrested over accusations of breaking Thailand’s strict royal defamation laws, has been released on bail, according to his lawyers.

The 58-year-old academic with more than 10 years of teaching experience in Thailand posted 300,000 baht ($8,800) for his release, his lawyers said on Thursday, two days…