Another teen girl faces 112 charge

Police officers with riot shields stand in front of the Samran Rat station in Bangkok on the night of May 10. In front of them is a photograph of a teenage lese-majeste detainee known as “Yok”, on whose behalf protesters had gathered that night.

A teenage girl from Phitsanulok has been released on bail after being formally charged with royal defamation, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

The alleged offence took place when the girl, who is now 16, was 14 years and one month old, making her the youngest person ever charged under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese-majeste law, the lawyers’ group said on Wednesday.