As the government began a hunt for lese majeste fugitives abroad, national police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda said yesterday insulting the monarchy would not be tolerated and outbound air tickets were offered to people who wanted to commit such crimes.

“I don’t know why people want to insult the monarchy. How can a human being think about that and do such a thing during this time of grieving? If they don’t want to live in Thailand, they should go abroad,” he told reporters.

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