Police to charge protest leaders with insulting Thailand’s King, for the first time in two years

Thai police have summoned seven leaders of anti-government protests to face charges of insulting the monarchy, a day before a planned demonstration to demand the King give up control of the royal fortune.

It will be the first time in more than two years that charges have been brought under so-called lese majeste laws relating to insults to the royal family.

Anyone found guilty faces up to 15 years in prison.

Protests that began in July against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha have increasingly turned to…