The royal motorcade carrying Thailand’s Queen Suthida and Prince Dipangkorn drives past a group of anti-government demonstrators in front of Government House, on the 47th anniversary of the 1973 student uprising, in Bangkok, Thailand October 14, 2020. REUTERSPIX: A Thai court on Wednesday acquitted five anti-government protesters indicted on charges of attempted violence against the country’s queen during a demonstration in 2020, a legal aid group said.
The youth-led demonstrations had also called for royal reform including amending the controversial lese majeste law, which punishes each perceived royal insult with up to 15 years in prison. Video footage of the October, 2020 incident showed authorities pushing activists away from the convoy.