Thai court rules calls for curbs on monarchy are ‘abuse of freedoms’

Constitutional court's ruling in case against three protest leaders is denounced as judicial coup'

A Thai court's ruling that protesters' calls for reform of the monarchy amounted to an attempt to overthrow it has been likened to a judicial coup".

Thailand's political establishment was shocked last year when the leaders of a wave of youthful protests that broke a long-held taboo in calling for curbs on the royal family issued a 10-point list of demands, including that the royal budget be reduced and that the king not interfere with politics.