泰国检察官撤销对被控侮辱君主制的美国学术人士的指控。 Thai prosecutors drop charges against American academic accused of insulting the monarchy.

泰国检察官决定不对美国学术性保罗商会提出指控,后者因据称侮辱君主制而被捕。 Thai prosecutors have decided not to press charges against American academic Paul Chambers, who was arrested for allegedly insulting the monarchy. 钱伯斯是那瑞宣大学（Naresuan University）的政治学讲师，根据泰国严格的冒犯君主法，他面临最高15年的监禁。 Chambers, a political science lecturer at Naresuan University, faced up to 15 years in prison under Thailand's strict lèse majesté laws. 虽然已经撤销了指控,但对法律用来压制言论自由的担忧依然存在。 While charges have been dropped, concerns about the law's use to suppress free speech remain. 在学术界和美国政府的支持下,这次逮捕引起了国际社会的关切。 The arrest had drawn international concern, with support from the academic community and the US government.