UN ‘deeply troubled’ by lese majeste charges
Rights body ‘alarmed’ that activists charged include a 16-year-old
The UN human rights body expressed alarm on Friday over Thailand’s detentions of democracy activists, including a minor aged 16 years, under the lese majeste law.
“We are deeply troubled by the move by Thai authorities to charge at least 35 protesters in recent weeks, including a 16-year old student protester, under Article 112 — the lese majeste provision of Thailand’s criminal code,” the United Nations Human Rights Committee said in a statement.
The activists are facing charges for headlining recent demonstrations demanding reforms to the monarchy and more scrutiny of the royal family’s financial arrangements.
The offence carries sentences of between three…
