CONVICTED Thai student Patiwat Saraiyaem (left), 23, and activist Porntip Mankong (right), 26, are escorted by prison security guards after their verdict at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on Monday. AFP PHOTO
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Thai student Patiwat Saraiyaem (left), 23, and activist Porntip Mankong (right), 26, are escorted by prison security guards after their verdict at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on Monday. AFP PHOTO

BANGKOK: Two young Thais accused of defaming the monarchy in a university play were jailed for two and a half years on Monday, as the ruling junta intensifies a crackdown under the controversial lese majeste law.

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