A company owned by King Vajiralongkorn has been given a state contract to produce 26 million doses of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine
WASON WANICHAKORN/AP
A Thai billionaire is facing 15 years in
prison under a law against insulting the monarchy after he asked if the king
was personally profiting from the pandemic.
The government is using the lèse-majesté
law to prosecute Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, an opposition politician and
businessman, after he raised questions about a state contract given to a company
owned by King
Vajiralongkorn to produce millions of doses of the Oxford-Astrazeneca
vaccine.
In a live broadcast on Facebook, Mr Thanathorn questioned the decision to buy 26 million doses. The vaccine will be manufactured by Siam Bioscience, one of many companies owned by the king, which makes him one of the richest monarchs. Source: The Times
No comments:
Post a Comment