Thai police have charged former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra with lèse-majesté over comments he made almost a decade ago, officials said on Tuesday, though it is not clear if the case will go to court.
Thailand has some of the world’s strictest royal defamation laws protecting King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his close family, with each charge bringing a potential 15-year prison sentence.
The constitution states the king must be held in a position of “revered worship”.
Thai king reduces former PM Thaksin’s prison sentence to one year
Thai king reduces former PM Thaksin’s prison sentence to one year
Controversial billionaire Thaksin, twice prime…
