From The Nation:
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Wednesday that his government would next week discuss a call by academics for amendments to laws on lese majesty crimes. “We will discuss it next week,” Abhisit said when asked to comment on the call by a group of academics.
Lese majeste: Abhisit responds … briefly
March 4th, 2009 by Andrew Walker · 1 Comment
Tags: Abhisit · LMreform · Royal family · Thailand · lese majeste
International scholars call for reform of Thailand’s lese majeste law
March 4th, 2009 by Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly · 64 Comments
[UPDATE 14 March 2009: here is the list of additional scholars and public intellectuals who have signed onto the letter to Prime Minister Abhisit.]
The following statement was presented at a press conference held at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand in Bangkok at 10 AM today. The press conference was attended by local and international [...]
Tags: LMreform · Royal family · Thailand · lese majeste