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Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. - AFP BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand s government on Wednesday (Jan 20) filed a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy against banned opposition politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, after he criticised its Covid-19 vaccine strategy. The move could mark the highest-profile lese majeste case since a wave of anti-government protests emerged last year and extended to criticism of King Maha Vajiralongkorn over accusations of meddling in politics and taking too much power. The complaint against Thanathorn under Article 112 of the Thai criminal code came two days after he commented that the government was too reliant on a company owned by the Crown Property Bureau, which is under the king s personal control, to produce vaccines for Thais. ....
BANGKOK • Thailand's government yesterday filed a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy against a banned opposition politician after he criticised the country's Covid-19 vaccine strategy.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ....
Thailand's government on Wednesday filed a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy against a banned opposition politician after he criticised the country's COVID-19 vaccine strategy. ....
Key Thai opposition figure faces royal defamation charge Issued on: 3 min Bangkok (AFP) A Thai billionaire opposition figure was accused Wednesday of defaming the monarchy, a day after a court sentenced a former civil servant to more than 40 years in jail for lese majeste crimes. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, founder of the now-dissolved Future Forward Party, was accused of contravening Thailand s strict royal defamation laws by posting a video Monday criticising the government s vaccine strategy. In the video he raised questions about whether Thailand s vaccination campaign is too reliant on Siam BioScience, which is owned by the Crown Property Bureau a body that manages the royal family s multi-billion-dollar fortune. ....