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Thai actress aiding protests charged with insulting monarchy

by Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul
| December 21, 2020 12:33 AM

BANGKOK (AP) — A well-known actress who is one of the most high-profile supporters of Thailand’s pro-democracy protest movement answered a police summons Monday charging her with violating the country’s harsh law against defaming the monarchy, even though she is not known to have spoken publicly about the royal institution.

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