Photo shows Thai man arrested for insulting the king's dog, not Buddhism

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Photo shows Thai man arrested for insulting the king's dog, not Buddhism
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🇹🇭 Photo shows Thai man jailed for 60 years for insulting Buddhism? ❌ No, this photo shows a man who was jailed in 2015 for insulting the Thai king's dog.

"In Thailand, an individual who insults Buddhism will be sentenced for life," reads the Sinhala-language caption of a photo shared on FacebookThe caption goes on to say the punishment is also severe for anyone who insults Buddhism in writing, including on social media platforms like Facebook.

It continues:"Christian pastor En Lai insulted Buddha in six Facebook comments in 2015 and the Supreme Court sentenced him to 60 years imprisonment, 10 years per comment." The photo shows a handcuffed man in a purple polo shirt being escorted away from a building by a man wearing a uniform.The same photo and claim has circulated in the Buddhist-majority country since at least 2017 in

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