Activist Saharat Sukkhamla, a former novice monk and a graduate from Mahidol University’s College of Religious Studies, has been found guilty of royal defamation over a speech at a protest in November 2020.

<p>Former novice monk Saharat Sukkhamla, 21, has been indicted on a royal defamation charge resulting from a speech he gave during a protest organized by the students&rsquo; rights group Bad Student on 21 November 2020.</p>

<p>Saharat Sukkhamla, a novice monk who has often attended protests, has received a summons from Pathumwan Police Station on a royal defamation charge relating to a speech he gave at a protest on 21 November 2020.</p>