A court in Thailand on Monday sentenced an activist to two years in prison for making a mockery of the country’s queen by wearing traditional Thai attire at a demonstration for reform of the monarchy two years ago.
The accused, Jatuporn “New” Saeoueng wore a pink dress while a fellow protester held an umbrella over her as she walked down a red carpet at a mock fashion show held in the street in downtown Bangkok on Oct. 29, 2020.
The Queen dresses in elegant silk fashions for formal and public occasions and members of the royal family have attendants often holding ceremonial umbrellas over them on such important occasions.
The Human Rights group in Thailand said Bangkok’s Criminal Court initially said Jatuporn had been initially sentenced to three years imprisonment for violating the lese majeste law. Which means defaming the monarch or his immediate family.
This act is punishable by a prison term of three to 15 years per offense and the Public Safety Act. She was also fined 1,000 baht ($27.50). The sentence was immediately reduced to two years after a plea was made.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
