Brit, Canadian face 10 years in jail for spraying Thai wall

19/10/2018 18:30

        A Briton and Canadian face up to 10 years in prison on charges of spraying paint on an ancient wall in northern Thailand.
        
        Security camera footage purportedly showed Furlong Lee and Canadian Brittney Lorretta Katherine Schneider, both 23, spraying a message on the walls of the Tha Pae Gate in the northern province of Chiang Mai.
        
        Pol Col. Teerasak Sriprasert, chief of the Chiang Mai police, said that the tourists are in custody and have been charged with vandalizing registered ancient artifacts, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a million baht ($30,650) fine.
        
        The 13th century Tha Pae Gate is part of an ancient wall that forms a square around Chiang Mai's inner city.