And You know what? what is kind of ironic about the said law though, is that you never seen the King himself endorsing, encouraging, or even addressing it in public, even once.
The king did address it back in his 2005 birthday speech (a kinda clunky English translation of the highlights, unofficial Thai transcript of full speech: "They said that the King can do no wrong, as the privy councillors like to say in English. But when you say the King can do no wrong, it is wrong. We should not say that."
Ever since the 2006 coup, the lèse majesté law has turned into a political tool, both for trying to get rid of one's political enemies, and for showing off how loyal to the king one is. The number of cases filed skyrocketed after the coup.
The king did address it back in his 2005 birthday speech (a kinda clunky English translation of the highlights, unofficial Thai transcript of full speech: "They said that the King can do no wrong, as the privy councillors like to say in English. But when you say the King can do no wrong, it is wrong. We should not say that."
Ever since the 2006 coup, the lèse majesté law has turned into a political tool, both for trying to get rid of one's political enemies, and for showing off how loyal to the king one is. The number of cases filed skyrocketed after the coup.