Nov 2, 2009, 11:26 GMT
Two people have been charged for spreading rumours about the health of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Both are said to have links with the financial industry and one has been charged with spreading false information through a computer which undermined national security.
The 81-year-old monarch has been hospitalised since mid-September with a lung infection, fever and fatigue.
Speculation about his prognosis triggered a massive plunge in the country's stock market earlier this month.
The king's health is a sensitive topic in financial markets because he is seen as the sole unifying figure in a politically polarised country with a long history of coups and upheaval.
Teeranun Wipuchanin, a former stock trader, was detained at Bangkok airport yesterday (01.11.09), according to Thai officials, and was charged with feeding false information through a computer.
She faces up to five years in prison and a $3,000 fine.
Teeranun admitted she had translated an article by a foreign news agency and posted it online to share information with stock traders and internet users.
She said: "Everybody on that day wanted to know what caused the market to fall. The stock market had already dropped and we did the translation in the evening."
The other suspect, Katha Pajariyapong, was arrested in Bangkok. He reportedly posted a message on the same topic on a website.
The king, the world's longest serving monarch, was taken to hospital on 19 September.
After international speculation on his health, he was seen on Thai TV last month in a wheelchair touring the hospital grounds and he was said to be in a stable condition.
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