The Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Court has dismissed a royal defamation charge against a 33-year-old man for damaging portraits of the King displayed in front of Trakan Phuet Phon high school.

<p>The public prosecutor in Ubon Ratchathani has decided to indict a 32-year-old man on a royal defamation charge for destroying a portrait of King Vajiralongkorn, despite pleas that the man is mentally ill, hallucinating, and was not aware of his own actions.</p>

<p>An Ubon Ratchathani man was arrested on Saturday (6 November) for damaging a portrait of the King displayed in front of the Trakan Phuetphon district high school.</p>