Fourth person charged in Thai King health scare

Last Updated: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:25:00 +1100

Police in Thailand have charged a fourth person with spreading false rumours about the King's health.

The rumours sent the local stock market tumbling on October 15, prompting the Government to launch an investigation.

Police say they have have arrested a radiologist at a private hospital in Bangkok.

She has been formally charged with committing computer crimes by posting false information on the Internet.

Three other Internet users were arrested in early November on the same charge.

They face up to five years' jail if convicted.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who is a stabilising force in a politically turbulent nation, has been in hospital for two months with a lung infection and fever.

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