A 16 year old girl from Phitsanulok, Thailand, has been granted bail after being charged with royal defamation, making her the youngest individual ever charged under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR). The alleged offence occurred when the girl, known only as “May”, was 14 years and one month old.
Police investigators claim that May used Facebook on November 18, 2020, to post comments considered insulting to His Majesty the King. Naengnoi Asavakittikorn, a member of a cyberbullying support group, discovered the messages and reported them to the police. May was summoned for questioning on June 4, 2021, initially as a witness, as formal charges had not yet been filed.
Following her questioning, May reported feeling extremely distressed and observed plainclothes police officers near her home and…
