Thai demonstrators urge German government to investigate king’s stays in Bavaria

Thai demonstrators urge German government to investigate king’s stays in Bavaria
Buddhist monks supporters of pro-democracy protesters display placards as they march to the German Embassy in central Bangkok, Thailand (Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP)

Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand have expanded their protests internationally, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to investigate whether Thailand’s king has exercised political power during his extended stays in Bavaria.

The protesters acted while criticising their own parliament, which began a special two-day session earlier Monday to address political tensions resulting from the near-daily pro-democracy protests demanding the prime minister’s resignation, constitutional changes and reforms to the monarchy.

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