Thailand government files lese majesty suit against banned opposition leader

Thailand government files lese majesty suit against banned opposition leader
Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
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A prominent Thai opposition figure who was accused of breaching the country’s strict lese majesty law after criticising the national vaccine strategy has said he is being targeted on political grounds.
Thailand’s government announced on Wednesday that it would file a lese majesty complaint against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, days after he questioned the country’s approach to producing Covid-19 vaccines, which involves a company owned by the king.
Cases filed under the lese majesty law, which shields Thailand’s powerful royal family from criticism, have spiked over recent months, as the authorities have attempted to clamp down on a student-led pro-democracy movement that has made bold calls for reform of the monarchy.

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