Thailand protester sentenced to two years in jail for mocking queen

BANGKOK, Thailand: A Thai court has sentenced political activist Jatuporn Saeoueng to two years in prison for insulting the monarchy, according to her lawyer.

During a street protest in Bangkok in 2020, Saeoueng, 25, was judged to have dressed as Queen Suthida, and the court ruled that she mocked the royal family, her lawyer Krisadang Nutcharat said.

Under one of the world's strictest "lese majeste" laws,