An anti-government activist arrested for burning a portrait of His Majesty the King has confessed to the incendiary act.
Musician Chaiamorn “Ammy” Kaewwiboonpan, 32, admitted after his arrest that he had torched the king’s portrait as a gesture of defiance and to vent frustration at the detention of fellow activists awaiting trial for royal insult.
Mr Chaiamorn is charged under a strict lese majeste law that carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison if found guilty, as well as arson and computer crimes. He is latest among dozens of people charged in recent months for insulting the…
