⁍ Thousands of protesters marched on the German embassy in Bangkok on Monday.

---

⁍ They asked for an investigation of the Thai king’s activities during stays in Germany.

---

⁍ Germany has said it would be unacceptable for King Maha Vajiralongkorn to conduct politics in Germany.

---

– Thousands of protesters marched on the German embassy in Bangkok on Monday to ask for an investigation of the Thai king’s activities during stays in Germany, Reuters reports. Germany has said it would be unacceptable for the Thai king to conduct politics in Germany, and Foreign Minister Heiko Mass said the European country continued to look into his behavior during long sojourns in Bavaria. Student-led protests that began by demanding the removal of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former military ruler, have also become the biggest challenge in decades to a monarchy that the Thai constitution says must be revered. “We have three demands—first that the PM must resign, second that we want a new constitution from the people not the government, and third we want to reform the monarchy,” said one 16-year-old student protester. Criticizing the monarchy can mean a 15-year jail sentence in Thailand, but the protests have swept away the longstanding taboo on discussing it. Protesters accuse the monarchy of helping to enable decades of domination by military rulers. They also complain about spending on the king’s European visits at a time the coronavirus has hit the tourism-reliant economy hard. The political crisis in Thailand has also made the king’s presence a challenge for Germany. “We are monitoring this long-term,’ German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. “It will have immediate consequences if there are things that we assess to be illegal.”