Conviction is first in connection with dozens of lese majeste cases related to pro-democracy rallies in 2020-21
A man was sentenced to two years in jail on Friday under the royal defamation law for putting a sticker on a portrait of His Majesty the King during a pro-democracy rally in 2020.
It was the first sentencing in connection with the dozens of lese majeste charges related to the protests that began in mid-2020, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).
Thousands of people marched to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and some made unprecedented calls for reform of the monarchy in the early days of the youth-led movement.
But the protests lost momentum as Covid-19 case numbers surged and as…
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