Activist Pannika Wanich has been hit with numerous lawsuits over the years.
BANGKOK: A Thai politician and activist was banned from politics for life today for breaching “ethical standards” with decade-old photos deemed disrespectful to the kingdom’s revered monarchy.
Thailand has strict royal defamation laws banning any criticism of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his close family, which critics say have been used to silence dissent. He alleged that photos – including an image taken at her 2010 graduation, where she was photographed pointing at former King Rama IX – were disrespectful to the monarchy.
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