Germany’s parliament has said that King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn enjoys diplomatic immunity during his extended days in the country and added that the state does not have the power to expel him from the country.
Meanwhile, political experts have also suggested that despite the recent threats by foreign minister Heiko Maas, the German state has minor power to prosecute the Thai King, who is running the country from overseas.
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Amid ongoing anti-monarchy protests in Thailand, Mass has previously warned King Maha against ruling the country from Germany. In the last week, 50 people were severely injured in the protests, local media reported.
In early October, Foreign Minister Heiko Mass said, “We have clarified that the policies that affect the country Thailand are not to be carried out from German soil.”
However, the political experts have suggested that German law enforcement has no powers to prosecute the Thai King because he represents the country, even he is on vacation.
This means that, during his stay in the country, he cannot be prosecuted for the crimes committed in Germany or be put under the government’s surveillance. However, in October, the king returned to Thailand, but the country’s Left Party called on the German state to ban him from entering the country again.
The lawmakers of the Left Party said that the ruler who suppresses his people should not be awarded all the luxury and visa by the German government. The German foreign ministry said in November that they had found no clear evidence that suggested that the king was issuing orders from Bavaria that were violating the human rights of Thailand. However, the opposition found these a little less credible, primarily because of the length of King’s stay in Germany.
