Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Input: Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- A Thai criminal court has sentenced a Thai-born American to 2 1/2 years in prison for insulting the monarchy, the latest case involving controversial laws for defaming, insulting or threatening the royal family. Joe W. Gordon, whose Thai name is Lerpong Wichaicommart, cooperated during the investigation of his case and pleaded guilty, resulting in a lenient sentence, his lawyer said. But the charge of writing and posting articles insulting the monarchy under the Southeast Asian country's lese majeste laws can yield a sentence as high as 20 years in prison in the Buddhist country, where the king is highly revered.NEW: State Department spokesman says U.S. "troubled" by case outcomeGordon was arrested in May for posting a link on his blog to a banned bookGordon's guilty plea leads to his lenient sentence, his lawyer saysThe king has pardoned foreigners in similar cases in the past 
 Questions:Speaking to reporters after the verdict, Gordon said he was "an American, not a _ citizen." (A) Bangkok (B) Thailand (C) CNN (D) American (E) Joe W. Gordon (F) Lerpong Wichaicommart (G) Southeast Asian (H) Buddhist (I) State Department (J) U.S. (K) Gordon
Output:
(B)