Lese majeste remained the Thai state's mailed fist in 2017

Thaksin faces old charge of lese majeste lese majeste Panusaya is one of seven Thai protesters being prosecuted for violating Thailand's draconian lese-majeste law, which criminalizes criticism of lese majeste It is the highest ever sentence handed down under the country's notorious lese majeste law

lese majeste The lese-majeste law is intended to protect the king - a revered, semi-divine figure in Thai society