Lese majeste law takes centre stageAn activist flashes a three-finger sign as he joins a demonstration calling for monarchy reform and charter amendments in Nonthaburi in December last year. In wake of the escalating political confrontation between opponents and proponents of the lese majeste law, the opposition Move Forward Party proposed to parliament a set of five bills, one of which is to amend the infamous law. It also seeks to make the Bureau of the Royal Household the only authority which can file lese majeste complaints with the police instead of anybody as in the case currently. The opposition party also seeks to remove the lese majeste law, or Section 112, from the chapter regarding offences against national security to a new chapter regarding offences against the honour of the king, the queen, the heir apparent and the regent. The group also accused the Move Forward Party of harbouring a hidden agenda against the monarchy.

Source: Bangkok Post February 14, 2021 23:15 UTC