Article 112 of Thailand’s criminal code states that whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to fifteen years (‘Questions and Answers Concerning Article 112’ 2011). David Streckfuss (1995) argues that ‘the Thai state has intensely promoted the institution of monarchy and used the charge of lèse majesté to suppress its critics’.