Angry crowd seeks justice over lese majeste claim

Phuket police have urged calm after about 1,000 people descended on a soybean milk shop and accused the owner’s son of defaming the late King on Facebook.

The demonstrators streamed into Yaowarat Road in tambon Talat Yai in Muang district at about 11.30pm on Thursday, calling on police to press charges.

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