Bangkok Post – PT stance on lese majeste is firm

Thaksin charge for defamation possible

Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai restated on Wednesday the Pheu Thai Party’s opposition to incorporating lese majeste offences into an amnesty plan, despite the potential indictment of jailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for insulting the monarchy.

He said the ruling party’s…