Thailand: A Woman in Her Sixties Handed a 43-Year Sentence! Published January 19th, 2021 - 11:10 GMT A woman protesting against section 112 of Thailand's penal code, which deals with lese majeste at Victory Monument in Bangkok on January 16 Jack TAYLOR AFP/File Highlights She admitted to 23 counts of violating the lese majeste law by sharing audio A former civil servant has been given a record prison sentence of 43 years after admitting to having defamed the monarchy in Thailand. On Tuesday, at the Bangkok Criminal Court, the woman, named Anchan, was sentenced for 29 counts of violating the country´s lese majeste law after sharing audio clips to Facebook and YouTube with comments deemed critical of the monarchy, the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said.