Thailand's king has pardoned a US citizen who was jailed for two-and-a-half-years last December for insulting the monarchy.
The case sparked US criticism of its south-east Asian ally, and called for the country to respect freedom of expression.
Thai-born Lerpong Wichaikhammat, 55, also known as Joe Gordon, had pled guilty to using the internet to spread information that insulted the monarchy, charges stemming from material posted on his blog in the United States.
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