Bangkok invokes lese-majeste – DW

Bangkok invokes lese-majeste – DW lese majeste Thailand has some of the world's strictest lese majeste laws, and criticizing the king, queen, or heir apparent can lead to a maximum 15-year lese majeste “The lese-majeste law is not problematic as distorted and claimed by those calling for the amendment by the parliament… If it's tabled for the

lese majeste This is due to the Lese-majeste law which states that it is illegal to threaten, insult and defame the monarch of Thailand The law's original intention was to

lese majeste The law concerning lese majeste, a term based on the Latin for “injured majesty,” refers to Article 112 of the Thai criminal code It calls for Lese majeste law applies to foreigners Although the vast majority of cases of lese majeste have been brought against Thai people, the law applies to foreigners