By Shui Yu |
<div>The first case of lèse-majesté under Thailand’s new King Vajiralongkorn accuses an undergraduate law student. Both Jatupat ‘Pai’ Boonpattararaksa’s youthful grin in newspapers and the petty nature of his crime — sharing a BBC article on his Facebook wall — make the young man a puzzling suspect. He does not appear as one of the country’s most dastardly criminals.. </div>
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<div>Instead, Pai seems startlingly relatable — something to unsettle the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
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