Thai student activist released on royal pardon

Thailand has released a student activist jailed for sharing a profile of king Maha Vajiralongkorn on facebook.

Jatupat Boonpattararaksa received a royal pardon shortly before the end of a two and a half year prison term.

He was arrested in 2016 for sharing the profile published by newsmen soon after the king ascended the throne.

Thailand’s strict Lese-Majeste laws ban criticism of the monarchy.

His release was part of a royal pardon for tens of thousands of prisoners to celebrate the new king’s coronation which took place earlier this month.