The Khon Kaen Provincial Court in Thailand sentenced Jatupat “Pai” Boonpattararaksa, also known as “Pai Dao Din”, to five years in prison on August 15, 2017  for sharing a profile of King Maha Vajiralongkorn written by the BBC news agency on his Facebook account. Jatupat had been charged with lese-majeste under Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code and committing a crime under Article 14 (3) of the Computer Crime Act. The sentence was halved to two and a half years because Jatupat pleaded guilty. Columbia Global Freedom of Expression could not identify the official legal and government records on the case and notes that the information contained in this report was derived from secondary sources. It should be noted that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding this legal matter will be updated as an official source becomes available.