Contrary to the offence of defamation, the lèse-majesté crime does not require that the victim fles a complaint: the law can be invoked by anybody. It is a non-compoundable offence, meaning an offence against the state, and not against an individual. The current King never fled a lèse-majesté case himself and even declared in an often quoted speech in 2005 that the King can make mistakes and that people should be able to criticize him. However, until recently very few individuals have dared to call for the repeal of the law as there is a clear fear that anyone calling for such action could be considered as not loyal to the king and eventually charged with lèse- majesté.