At the same time, the military regime has announced another round of high-profile efforts to somehow punish several dozen expatriate Thais, the whole campaign being almost exclusively about allegations of lese majeste. In the first place, every country where lese majeste suspects live has told the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others it never will extradite residents for such a crime. In Thailand, lese majeste is a serious crime, but everywhere else in the world such a law does not exist. Even close Asean allies Cambodia and Laos have refused to deport one of the country's most prominent lese majeste suspects, Wuthipong "Kotee" Kochathamakun. The government should remember that 65 million Thais are not responsible for breaking lese majeste laws.

Source: Bangkok Post May 15, 2017 21:33 UTC