Thai court rules calls for curbs on monarchy are ‘abuse of freedoms’
Constitutional court’s ruling in case against three protest leaders is denounced as ‘judicial coup’
A Thai court’s ruling that protesters’ calls for reform of the monarchy amounted to an attempt to overthrow it has been likened to “a judicial coup”.
Thailand’s political establishment was shocked last year when the leaders of a wave of youthful protests that broke a long-held taboo in calling for curbs on the royal family issued a 10-point list of demands, including that the royal budget be reduced and that the king not interfere with politics.