Thailand: MEPs call for reform of 'draconian' lese majeste

lese majeste  The commision said the party, which had promised before the election to amend the country's lese majeste law, undermines the democratic system It is the highest ever sentence handed down under the country's notorious lese majeste law

of the Thai national identity and made even more inviolable through the application of the lese-majeste law What makes the situation in Thailand largely unique The conviction and sentencing of a human rights lawyer and activist last week under Thailand's lese-majeste law — the first since the

According to the lese majeste law, anyone can file a complaint against others without being the damaged party, a provision that critics say is Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra still faces a criminal charge of lese majeste dating back to 2016, and the attorney-general will