An incident involving a student activist honking a car horn at a royal motorcade last Sunday could derail an amnesty bid for lese majeste offenders, according to political pundits.
Chaiyan Chaiyaporn, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University, told the Bangkok Post the incident is expected to deal a blow to an amnesty push for those accused of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese majeste law.
The Feb 4 incident saw Tantawan Tuatulanon and a colleague from the Thalu Wang group attempt to interrupt the royal motorcade of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on an…