The Criminal Court has acquitted Progressive Movement founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of lese-majeste charges arising from comments he made criticising the government’s Covid-19 vaccine procurement, ruling that his remarks targeted the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration and not the monarchy.
The ruling was announced on Thursday morning in the case filed by prosecutors under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese-majeste law. As is common with most lese-majeste cases, Mr Thanathorn was also charged under the Computer Crime Act.
