Thailand has strict laws that prohibit insults of the royal family . Joe ##w has been released early from a 2 1/2 year prison sentence . The charge of writing and posting articles insulting the monarchy under the Southeast Asian country 's lese majeste laws can yield a sentence as high as 20 years in prison in the Buddhist country , where the king is highly revered . His case is one of several that drew criticism from human rights groups . He needs to leave Thailand immediately , his lawyer says .
Thailand has strict laws that prohibit insults of the royal family . Joe ##w has been released early from a 2 1/2 year prison sentence . His case is one of several that drew criticism from human rights groups . He needs to leave Thailand immediately , his lawyer says .