BANGKOK: A Thai court on Monday sentenced an activist to two years in prison for allegedly insulting the Southeast Asian country's queen by wearing traditional Thai attire at a demonstration for reform of the monarchy two years ago, a legal aid group said.

Jatuporn "New" Saeoueng wore a pink dress while a fellow protester held an umbrella over her as she walked down a red carpet at a mock fashion show held on a street in downtown Bangkok on Oct. 29, 2020.

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