Facing the law: Pro-democracy activist Attapol Buapat (centre) arriving at the Office of the Attorney General to be indicted on charges of violating Thailand’s royal defamation law in Bangkok. — AFP
The youth-led anti-government protests started in July to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and have also made once-unthinkable calls for reform of the country’s powerful monarchy.
Yesterday, prosecutors charged 18 pro-democracy activists with sedition, while lodging additional charges of insulting the monarchy against three of them.
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