Lawmakers back Section 112

Lawmakers back Section 112 published : 12 Dec 2020 at 06:00 324 Pareena Kraikupt flanked by royalists speaks to journalists near the UN building in Bangkok on Friday. (Photo by Wassayos Ngamkham) Senator and MPs have voiced support for the lese majeste law after a pro-democracy group called on the UN to stop the government prosecuting protest leaders for insulting the monarchy. Senator Chadej Insawang, in his capacity as deputy chairman of a committee on the protection of the royal institution, said its members will meet on Dec 18 to discuss the pro-democracy protesters' call for the revocation of Section 112, otherwise known as the lese majeste law.