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A Thai appeals court yesterday confirmed the two-year prison sentence of activist Jatuporn Sae-ung for defaming the monarchy by impersonating Queen Suthida during a 2020 protest.
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), which represents the defendants, said on social media yesterday
The conviction is the latest in a massive legal campaign by authorities in the courts that sparked mass protests in mid-2020 and sparked a public debate about the role of the monarchy in today’s Thai society, writes EFE news agency.
The young woman, wearing a pink silk suit and carrying a small gold suitcase, marched through Bangkok’s main streets during a demonstration. The activist’s dress and walk, accompanied by an entourage protecting her under umbrellas, were similar to those worn at receptions of the Thai monarchy.
Thailand’s penal code provides for three to 15 years in prison for anyone who defames, insults or threatens the king, queen or crown prince, although the system has fallen out of favor among Thais in recent years.
Yesterday’s court ruling came after weeks of great turmoil in the country’s politics. On August 7, the Constitutional Court ordered the dissolution of the reformist Kadima party, deeming its proposal to reform the law protecting the royal family a “threat to the constitutional monarchy.”
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