“Chotisak’s refusal to heed the royal anthem can not be construed as royal insult as per Article 112 of the Criminal Code,” chief prosecutor Visit Sukyukol of Southern Bangkok Litigation 4 said.
Visit said the prosecutors agreed with the police report from Pathumwan police station that charges should be dropped.
He said Somsak’s misconduct was not a criminal offence but a violation of the common law dated back to 1942.
An offender refusing to stand during the royal anthem may face imprisonment upto one month and a fine of upto Bt1,000.
The offence has a one-year statutory limitation.
Since the police had failed to cite this offence in the report, the case already expired.