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Thailand: Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra Indicted On Lese-Majeste Charges

29 May 2024

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been indicted with lese majeste charges, announced authorities on Wednesday. According to the police, Thaksin allegedly broke Thailand's infamous severe royal insult statute in an interview with a Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo in 2015. As per spokesperson Prayuth Bejraguna, "the attorney general has...

Thailand: Court Issues 4 Year Jail Term To Musician For Insulting Monarchy

27 May 2024

Thailand: A court punished a musician Chaiamorn Kaewwiboonpanto for allegedly insulting the monarchy on Monday. The recent convictions are a result of the stringent lese-majeste laws, regarded as some of the most severe in the world. Aiming to protect monarchy from criticism, Thailand's lese-majeste carries the jail punishment up to...