Chonthicha Jangrew is currently a lawmaker for the popular opposition Move Forward Party.
Chonthicha Jangrew, an MP for the Move Forward Party, denies the charge of lese majeste and has been granted bail pending an appeal against the decision.
Ms Chonthicha, 31, denies the charge of lese majeste and has been granted bail pending an appeal against the decision, lawyer Marisa Pidsaya told Reuters. The court had yet to issue a statement on the sentence. Ms Chonthicha is currently a lawmaker for the popular opposition Move Forward Party, which has the most seats in parliament and is facing legal battles of its own over a previous plan to amend the royal insults law, which a court ordered it to drop from its manifesto.
Last year, courts sentenced Move Forward lawmaker Rukchanok Srinork to six years in prison over social media posts that criticised the monarchy.She was on a partial hunger strike, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights.
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