Richard Lloyd Parry and Thaksin Shinawatra accused of lèse-majesté - Times Online

Richard Lloyd Parry and Thaksin Shinawatra accused of lèse-majesté - Times Online

Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent

A group of Thai politicians and generals have accused a Times journalist of insulting the country’s monarchy by reporting comments by Thaksin Shinawatra — an offence that carries a maximum prison sentence of 15 years.

The complaint against Richard Lloyd Parry, the Asia editor of The Times, derives from an interview with Thaksin that was published in Monday’s newspaper and on Times Online the day before.