PPT thinks there may be 10-12 lese majeste cases emanating from the seemingly family-based purge of persons associated with Prince Vajiralongkorn’s estranged wife and her family, relatives and associated hangers-on. We are struggling to keep up with them and to list them all.
The latest report of yet another lese majeste charge involves Sudathip Muangnual, said to be the wife of Police Colonel Kowit Muangnual, a former Samut Sakhon Immigration Police chief, who is allegedly part of a criminal network led by former Central Investigation Bureau chief Pongpat Chayapan, Princess Srirasmi‘s uncle.
Police arrested Sudathip on a lese majeste charge on 10 December and added this charge to others of public land encroachment.
Sudathip was first arrested late in November, but was not charged with lese majeste and was released on bail on 24 November. With “new evidence,” it is reported that “police stormed a house on Soi Thawi Watthana where they detained Ms Sudathip for questioning…”. She is “accused of citing the royal institution to help her win a contract to supply food for an establishment. People affected by Ms Sudathip’s alleged misconduct lodged complaints with Sam Sen police station…”.
Lese majeste is such a convenient charge to use against political and business enemies. Feudal laws really can be made modern again under royalist regimes and when the royal family is sorting out its laundry.
Political Prisoners in Thailand 
[…] A few days ago PPT commented on a new lese majeste case against Sudathip Muangnual. In that post it was stated that Sudathip was first arrested late in November, but was not charged with lese majeste then. Later, with “new evidence,” it was reported that police detained Sudathip for questioning and accused her “of citing the royal institution to help her win a contract to supply food for an establishment. People affected by Ms Sudathip’s alleged misconduct lodged complaints with Sam Sen police station…”. […]
[…] A few days ago PPT commented on a new lese majeste case against Sudathip Muangnual. In that post it was stated that Sudathip was first arrested late in November, but was not charged with lese majeste then. Later, with “new evidence,” it was reported that police detained Sudathip for questioning and accused her “of citing the royal institution to help her win a contract to supply food for an establishment. People affected by Ms Sudathip’s alleged misconduct lodged complaints with Sam Sen police station…”. […]