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FOUL!!!!!! not relative, we're not talking about free speech here. we're talking about a direct violation of someone else's property on the same level as a break in and potential theft of private property/information..
Thailand would not see it that way. They would equate the 'crime' of insulting the king with murder.

An example of this could be given over the Thai Government's reaction to the chap with the Thai flag in Manchester City's stadium last season...

Doesn't equate....Theft is theft the world over with varying degrees of penalty attached.. Speech is subjective..
The man in the OP story was not being charged with theft...
As I said it is a form of theft and illegal invasion of private property, just as copy right theft is, or identity theft is, or online credit theft or fraud it's all in the same vein.

It's entering private property just as if I entered your home, just because you leave the door open doesn't mean I am allowed to enter your house, only in this case the perp happens to be able to do it from his bedroom in his poor little mums house.... It's still trespassing, locks are for honest people anyway... The crooks will always know how to get through them...the above are all analogies to try to help break down your understanding barrier though they do not necessarily speak to the exact wording of the OP...
FFS, Thais would regard insulting the king as a far more serious a 'crime' as trespass. It follows that greater weight would be given to pursuit of 'criminals' insulting the king than they would trespassers.