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Thanathorn arraigned in court for lese majeste

Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit reacts during political campaigning on Wednesday for Pattaya governor candidate Kittisak Nilwattanathochai. (Photo from @Thanathorn_FWP Twitter account)

The Criminal Court has accepted for trial a case filed by the prosecution against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, chairman of the Progressive Movement, charging him with committing lese majeste during his Facebook Live on Jan 18, 2021 criticising the government’s Covid-19 vaccine procurement plan.

Krisdang Nutjaras, Mr Thanathorn’s lawyer, said prosecutors on Monday decided to indict Mr Thanathorn in the Criminal Court for breach of Section 112,  the lese majeste law, of the Criminal Code and of the Computer Crimes Act, as…

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