Two police officers led 43-year-old Umaporn Sarasat to a picture of King
Bhumibol Adulyadej and told her to get down on her knees and bow
towards the picture.
A Thai woman accused of insulting the monarchy was forced to kneel
before a portrait of the late king in front of a baying crowd of
royalists.A 500-strong crowd, some holding images of the revered monarch, jeered
when she left the police station, and had to be held back by police
officers linking arms
The public humiliation happened on Sunday in Koh Samui, a palm-fringed island resort popular with British tourists.
It was the latest of several such incidents since King Bhumibol died
last week after a reign of 70 years, plunging Thailand into intense
mourning.
Small business owner Ms Sarasat was said to have posted disrespectful comments on Facebook.
