Thai Laws Reflecting Thai Culture and Ethics Lese majeste: abuse

Prosecutions under the junta have dramatically widened what counts as lese majeste, from an academic who questioned a 16th century royal

By Jutarat Skulpichetrat The Constitutional Court deemed it unconstitutional to advocate a change in the country's lese majeste law That is a central plank of

lese majeste Panusaya is one of seven Thai protesters being prosecuted for violating Thailand's draconian lese-majeste law, which criminalizes criticism of

lese majeste The lese-majeste law stipulates that whoever defames, insults or threatens the king, the queen, the heir-apparent or the regent shall be