What makes this ruling rare for Thai opposition figures?

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## The ruling was rare because a Thai court rejected a royal defamation case under the strict lese majeste law in favour of a prominent opposition critic.

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The Bangkok Criminal Court dismissed a royal defamation case against former opposition leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, who had criticised the government’s Covid-19 vaccine procurement during a 2021 Facebook live broadcast. Rights groups described the outcome as rare, noting that opposition figures are often targeted through judicial processes when they are seen as challenging Thailand’s conservative establishment. The case was filed under the country’s lese majeste law, which carries jail terms of up to 15 years per offence.

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