FILE PHOTO: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida greet royalists during the inauguration of a new subway station at the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police have summoned seven leaders of anti-government protests to face charges of lese majeste over comments made at demonstrations that demanded reforms to the monarchy, a police source and a rights group said on Tuesday.
It will be the first time such charges have been brought under so-called lese majeste laws relating to insults to the royal family in more than two years. They can carry up to 15 years in prison.
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