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Thailand has seen a sharp increase in use of the "lese majeste"
law since youth-led street protests last year broke a taboo by
demanding reform of the powerful monarchy.
Suporn Attawong, an assistant to the prime minister's Office,
reported Amarat Chokepamitkul from the Move Forward Party to the
cybercrime police on suspicion of breaking the law with her
Facebook posts.
Section 112 of Thailand's penal code makes insulting the king,
queen, heir or regent a crime.
"We see Amarat posting offensive things and we have found
evidence that this lawmaker is involved with other 112 offenders
by providing funding and joining demonstrations," Suporn told
reporters.
"We also found many posts related to the monarchy or mocking the
king," Suporn said, without specifying which posts.
Amarat told reporters she was not worried about the complaint.
"I am doing my duty as a member of the opposition, and I want
the prime minister to answer the accusations inside parliament
rather than resorting to this tactic," she said.
Amarat had on Tuesday accused Prayuth of abusing his power
during a four-day censure debate, proposed by the opposition,
against the prime minister and nine members of the cabinet.
All are likely to survive the no confidence votes, which are
scheduled for this weekend.
Since November, at least 59 people have been charged with lese
majeste, according to records compiled by the campaign group
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights.
This month, four activists were remanded in prison pending trial
after being accused of actions that damaged the monarchy and
"hurt the feelings of loyal Thai subjects".
(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing
by Ed Davies and Kevin Liffey)
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