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Monarchic Reforms a Must for Political Breakthrough

"The solution to the politicization of lese-majeste law (Article 112) is closely linked to the issue of the monarchic reforms."

May 19, 2022

Pavin Chachavalpongpun gave an interview to the German media, DW, on the sharp rise of cases of lese-majeste in Thailand. He stressed that the solution to the politicization of lese-majeste law (Article 112) is closely linked to the issue of the monarchic reforms.

As reported; "It is the first time that the question of the monarchy has been made a “public agenda” and discussed critically. We have never experienced anything like this in recent years," says Pavin Chachavalpongpun, one of the most prominent faces of the democracy movement, in the DW interview.

The private Facebook group "The Royalist Marketplace", founded in April 2020, is now the largest Facebook group in the country with 2.4 million members and has a significant influence on the political discourse in terms of social media.

Read here: https://www.dw.com/de/wo-steht-thailands-demokratische-protestbewegung-heute/a-61821213

 

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