“Total war” from “Thai-Kini”? 15 years imprisonment for “lese majesty” - escalation could threaten

For months, people in Thailand have been taking to the streets for more democracy and freedom.

Now twelve activists have been summoned for lese majesty.

• The "Thai-Kini" and the government take drastic measures against demonstrators.

• Some activists and lawyers are now facing 15 years imprisonment for lese majesty

• Is that the drop that brings the keg in Thailand to overflowing?

Bangkok - For most of them, the summer of 2020 was rather dreary.

however, lodged stately at Bavaria's most beautiful holiday resorts with his entourage.

Meanwhile, people in his home country took to the streets to protest for their

.

Many also call for a reform of the monarchy.

Now

been

summoned by the police for lese

.

That may not sound bad at first in this country, but it can have very unpleasant consequences in Thailand.

They are accused of having made derogatory comments about the

.

Among the summoned activists are lawyers Anon Numpha and Panupong Jaadnok, as well as prominent

, Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul and Parit Chiwarak, human rights lawyers said on Wednesday.

This is the first time in almost three years that a controversial paragraph comes into play that

provides for

.

Protests in Thailand: will “Thai-Kini” open war against the population?

The paragraph has also been allowed to apply to demonstrators since last week.

Prime Minister

had given the judiciary the green light for it.

The protest leaders could now

face

up to

.

This government decision is a further step towards

.

It also shows that the pressure on the monarch is growing.

The demonstrators have been calling for a constitutional reform since the summer in order

to grant

the citizens of the country their

.

Most of the protests are led by students.

The student leader Parit is “not a bit afraid”, as he

emphasized

to

.

Rather, he assumes that his summons will ensure even

in the upcoming demonstrations.

He also

found clear words

for the decision

to apply

the

to demonstrators: "Does that

mean

the monarchy has started an

against the population?"

The

is governed by Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code and looks

before.

In fact, any

prohibited.

Violations are

punished

with at least

.

Mass rally in Bangkok: The demonstrators are not stopped by King Rama X.

With one guess, Parit should be right.

On Wednesday,

took

to the streets

at a new large demonstration in

.

This time the focus of the rally was

The Thai regent is considered the

.

His

and

bear witness to this fact.

It was only in 2017 that he

personally transferred

control of the

to himself.

A stumbling block.

Because the separation of private property and that of the crown is

absolutely necessary

in modern

, for example

.

The demonstrators are now also demanding a separation of the shares for their country.

The summons for libel against the activists seems

to have failed to have a

.

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Protests in Thailand: The situation is getting worse

Originally, the protest movement had announced the demonstration in front of the

the Thai crown.

In the night of Wednesday, however, she announced the relocation of the rally in front of the headquarters of the Siam Commercial Bank, of which

is

one of the main owners

.

This was to prevent clashes with counter-demonstrators loyal to the king.

The

between the pro-democracy protesters and

and the police in the capital

had recently pointed.

In

in the past week more than 50 people were injured, six of them by gunfire.

The protests are also unusual because the monarchy was previously considered inviolable.

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