In lèse-majesté cases, the question is not whether what the suspected offender said corresponds to the truth. The only criterion is whether what has been said or done is construed as offensive to the King. This differentiates the lèse-majesté crime from the defamation crime, whereby the proof of the truth of any impugned statement should fully absolve defamation defendants of any liability in relation to an allegation of harm to reputation. Indeed, no one should be held liable in defamation for statements which are true.