Social critic Sulak calls on PM to quit

Sulak delivered his speech at the protest site in front of Siam Commercial Bank’s headquarters on Wednesday night.
“Together we have to kick Prayut out,” he said as protesters cheered him on.
He accused Prayut of going against the orders of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great as well as His Majesty the King, and demanded that the government stop applying the lese-majeste defamation law against people who criticise the monarchy.
Sulak said the law has done harm to the monarchy.
His comments came after Prayut vowed to use all relevant laws in dealing with anti-government protesters. Police have also started to issue summons to protest leaders.
Human rights groups meanwhile called on the government to end its crackdown on protesters who have organised peaceful rallies. The royal defamation law, or section 112 of the penal code, imposes hash jail sentences of between three and 15 years. Police have also filed sedition charges against several protest leaders. If they are found guilty, they could be jailed for up to seven years.
In response to Sulak’s comment, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, an academic living in exile in Japan, questioned on his Facebook page whether Sulak would dare criticise how His Majesty the King was using his power.
Pro-democracy protesters have long called for the reform of the monarchy, including an amendment to section 112. They have also called for a separation between the public and personal wealth of the King in order to ensure royal transparency and accountability.