A stinging rebuke from UK Foreign Ministry

The Nation is right to highlight the questionable claims by the foreign minister that the current administration here in Thailand is enjoying greater levels of international approval.
A local media outlet in London reports that a Thai national in the UK who harassed Rose Amornpat, who holds dual Thai/British nationality and is accused in Thailand of lese majeste, has been found guilty of criminal damage and possession of an imitation firearm, and has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service, and required to pay the equivalent of Bt10,000 in compensation. Two other Thai nationals accused of threatening behaviour were let off with a caution.
Separately the UK Foreign Office has issued a statement saying that it has made clear to the Thai Foreign Ministry and to the Thai Embassy in London that the British government will not tolerate attempts to enforce Thai military decrees in the UK that are aimed at preventing freedom of speech.
That statement is a stinging rebuke to the authorities here in Thailand, who need to realise that other countries have laws too, and that unrealistic demands for the extradition of those accused of breaching Article 112 will only serve to further damage Thailand’s international reputation.
Robin Grant