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A kingdom that coupmakers treasure

The Supreme Court has ruled that the junta members who seized power in 2014 (above) are exempt from punishment because they wrote a new constitution providing themselves with full amnesty for all actions.

Coups d'etat have become synonymous with Thai politics ever since the nation became a constitutional monarchy in 1932, and this trend is expected to continue since the country lacks a legal precedent to prevent them.

A recent court ruling confirms this premise.

The Supreme Court on Friday threw out a lawsuit dating back to May 2015 in which political activists accused four former military leaders and the chief of police at the time of insurrection for staging a coup on May 22, 2014 and overthrowing the 2007 constitution.

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