Thailand government files lese-majesty suit against banned opposition leader

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit faces prosecution for criticising role of company controlled by king in Covid-19 vaccine rollout

A prominent Thai opposition figure who was accused of breaching the country’s strict lese-majesty law after criticising the national vaccine strategy has said he is being targeted on political grounds.

Thailand’s government announced on Wednesday that it would file a lese-majesty complaint against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, days after he questioned the country’s approach to producing Covid-19 vaccines, which involves a company owned by the king.

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