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The Nitirat group has the right to gather 10,000 signatures for a petition demanding reform of the lese majeste law, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Monday, but warned that its members must abide by the law.
Ms Yingluck said the group’s exercise of academic freedom and the right to freedom of expression must be respected.
However the movement should ensure a peaceful campaign and proceed within the frame of law. No one should exploit the royal institution and people must help protect it, she said.
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Red-shirt supporters have expressed dismay over ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's call for them to set aside their anger and frustration over social and legal injustices for the sake of national reconciliation.
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