Pro-democracy protesters lead a march at Democracy Monument in Bangkok last November.
But police and the lawyer for activist Chaiyapon Danothai said he did not face lese majeste charges, which have been brought against at least 40 protesters since November and can mean a 15-year jail term if found guilty. “There are no charges or arrest against him,” head of Khlong Luang police station, Sethanat Timwat, told reporters.He said Chaiyapon’s name had appeared on a search warrant used during the arrest late on Wednesday of another activist, who is accused of defacing a portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn.The demonstrators brought goats to the police station, which they said symbolised Chaiyapon being made a scapegoat.
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