A 24-year-old man arrested for spray-painting the number 112 on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok on Tuesday evening has been hit with police charges carrying up to seven years in prison.

Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) and Grand Palace in Bangkok

The number 112 is used by protesters in referring to Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese-majeste law under which many of them have been charged and which they want revoked.

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Wassana Nanuam and Bangkok Post Online Reporters