BANGKOK ¨C In the year since making an unprecedented, taboo-breaking speech openly calling for discussion on the role of Thailand¡¯s powerful king, human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa has spent months in jail, charged with the crime of defaming the monarchy.
He¡¯s one of 103 people from Thailand¡¯s youth-led anti-government protests now charged with insulting or threatening King Maha Vajiralongkorn or his immediate family, a crime punishable by up to 15 years¡¯ imprisonment. Hundreds more face other criminal charges.
Arnon, 36, says he has no regrets and vows the prosecutions won¡¯t crush the anti-government movement, which in recent weeks has been building again.
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