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His failure to act now has led to questions not only about his health but also about the very future of the monarchy, a taboo subject in a country where strict lèse-majesté laws limit public discussion of the royal family.
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But Thaksin did not get far: strict lèse-majesté laws, backed by royalists in Bangkok, make it a crime to openly criticize the palace.
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Thai authorities also rely on a strict l se majest rule, dating back a century, that limits discussion of Thailand's royal family.
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He had, however, in a heated interchange during the early stages of the revolt, spoken rudely to the King, and some including his descendant, Anders Ramsay have cited this lèse-majesté as the reason for Gustav's implacability.
Archive 2009-09-01 Matterhorn 2009
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He had, however, in a heated interchange during the early stages of the revolt, spoken rudely to the King, and some including his descendant, Anders Ramsay have cited this lèse-majesté as the reason for Gustav's implacability.
Execution of Colonel Hästesko Matterhorn 2009
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But the true villain, in the eyes of many, is not Tony, a former Marine who fought at Iwo Jima, but his 63-year-old wife, Charlene, who figures as the grasping parvenu in the story, the white-trash arriviste who treated Mrs. Astor with unpardonable lèse-majesté.
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Americans eager to rein in this runaway populism were now guilty of lèse-majesté by talking back to the political class.
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It doesn't take much to start a lèse-majesté investigation, which may explain why it is such a popular tactic among Thailand's politicians, or anybody else with a grudge.
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Many European countries used to enforce lèse-majesté laws before democracy took hold in the 20th century, and Thailand, too, later adopted the practice.
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The past few months have seen a spike in cases of lèse-majesté, as the crime is formally known, as the political temperature here has climbed.
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