BANGKOK: A Thai court on Wednesday (Jun 28) acquitted five anti-government protesters indicted on charges of attempted violence against the country's queen during a demonstration in 2020, a legal aid group said. The case stemmed from an event at the height of
BANGKOK: A Thai court on Wednesday acquitted five anti-government protesters indicted on charges of attempted violence against the country's queen during a demonstration in 2020, a legal aid group said.in 2020, in which a motorcade carrying Queen Suthida was heckled as it drove past a group of protesters.controversial lese majeste lawThe monarchy, which many Thais consider sacrosanct, is officially above politics and constitutionally enshrined to be held in"revered worship".
Video footage of the October, 2020 incident showed authorities pushing activists away from the convoy. "The court saw that police did not clear the way for the royal motorcade ... there was no announcement before the procession," Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said on Wednesday. "Witness testimony was different and even police in the area did not know there would be a royal motorcade ," the group said.
Thailand's Queen Suthida waves as the motorcade drives towards the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand Oct 14, 2020. Five activists had been indicted under a law that punishes violence or attempted violence against the queen, heir-apparent or regent with a minimum sentence of 16 years in prison."I'm really glad ... we've been fighting this and insisting on our innocence," activist Bunkueanun"Francis" Paothong, 23, told Reuters by phone after the verdict.
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