Summons for pro-democracy leaders are the first under lese-majesty rules for more than two years and come ahead of rally over monarch’s wealth
Seven leaders of Thailand’s anti-government protests have been summoned to face charges of insulting the monarchy a day before a planned demonstration to demand that the king give up control of the royal fortune.
The charges announced ahead of Wednesday’s protest will be the first brought under so-called lese-majesty laws relating to insults to the royal family in more than two years. Anyone found guilty faces up to 15 years in prison.
