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Royalists submit letter demanding expulsion of Amnesty

Royalists gather at the complaints centre of Government House on Thursday morning, calling for the expulsion of Amnesty International Thailand. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

About 200 royalists gathered at Government House on Thursday and filed a complaint with 1.2 million signatures calling for the expulsion of Amnesty International for allegedly acting in defiance of the Thai justice system.

The group submitted their letter through officials to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Labour Ministry and the Interior Ministry, asking them not to renew Amnesty's operating licence, so that it would have to leave the country. The licence expired on Jan 20 this year.

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