Protesters flash three-finger salutes during a pro-democracy rally demanding reforms of the monarchy, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
BANGKOK, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Nine political parties in Thailand have taken a position on reform of a strict royal insults law in recent days, bringing into the mainstream a controversial debate that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
The catalyst for the discussion has been a youth-led anti-government protest movement that emerged late last year and openly called for a reform of the monarchy – a bold move in a country that traditionally upholds the king as semi-divine and above criticism.
Changing the lese majeste law, which carries punishments of up to 15…
