Article 58MWD American faces prison in Thailand over bad hotel review

American faces prison in Thailand over bad hotel review

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Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#58MWD)

Wesley Barnes sued by resort owner after posting negative comments on Tripadvisor

An American man is facing two years in prison in Thailand after posting negative online reviews of a hotel resort.

The Sea View Resort in Koh Chang accused Wesley Barnes of a slanderous campaign" over the reviews, and filed a police complaint under the country's harsh defamation laws.

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