April Fool's prank tweeted by staff at budget airline Thai Vietjet could lead to criminal charges after activist lawyer alleged it insulted Thai king

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It might be April Fool's Day, but criminal charges are no laughing matter

Thai airline's April Fool's Day joke could run afoul of local laws

An April Fool's prank tweeted by staff at budget airline Thai Vietjet could lead to criminal charges after an activist lawyer filed a complaint with police alleging it had insulted Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

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I remember on our first deployment there we were told that you could be punished for stepping a Bhat bill because it had the picture of the King on it and stepping on it was an insult to him.

Was not sure if it was true or not, and did not want to find out