Royalist accuses 14 year old girl of royal defamation in Thailand

Thai police summoned a 14 year old girl to a police station for questioning after an ultra-royalist accused her of royal defamation, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights.

She is the youngest person ever to be charged with royal defamation, also called lèse-majesté.

Arnon Klinkaew, a core member of an ultra-royalist group, accused the child of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code over her alleged involvement in a protest at the Giant Swing in Bangkok on October 13, 2022.

The legal summons from Samran Rat Police Station in Bangkok was dated January 23, 2023.

In the past two years, at least 21 activists under 18 years old have been summoned over royal defamation charges.

Four of them were 14 years old but the most recent is the youngest of them all at 14 years and seven months old.

Arnon accused the high schooler of attending the protest at the…