BANGKOK: Thailand’s king on Friday approved a law providing a 10-year jail sentence for campaigning ahead of an August referendum on a new constitution written by the ruling military.
The law, also signed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, comes amid snowballing criticism of the proposed charter, which the junta says is the antidote to Thailand’s caustic political divide.
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