Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Thailand for the funeral of Amphon Tangnoppakul, also known as 'Uncle SMS'.<br /><br />He died less than six months into a 20-year prison sentence for sending four text messages that were deemed insulting to the Thai monarchy.<br /><br />Tangnoppakul's death has shone a light on Thailand's strict lese majeste laws, which were designed to prevent criticism of the royal family.<br /><br />Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawtra has admitted to Al Jazeera that the law is sometimes misused, while a growing portion of the public is now calling for it to be changed.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Samut Prakan, Thailand.
