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Thai minister urges ‘social sanctions’ for critics of royals critics

by Jerome TAYLOR BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thais should “socially sanction” those who defame the monarchy following King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death, the junta’s justice minister said Tuesday, as fresh videos emerged of mob justice against people accused of insulting the institution. The death of the world’s longest reigning monarch on Thursday has left the nation bereft of its key pillar of unity and seen a remarkable mass outpourings of grief from black-clad Thais. But it […]