. >> reporter: the new king, masha vajiralongkorn, has been called corrupt. >> he reside in germany,is the king of thailand, but he lives in germany. i think that itself proves that he's an incompetent ruler. >> reporter: insults like that to thailand's royals are criminal, with a belief the king is a living god. until this generation. >> by not arowg the people to criticize the monarchy, it's simply saying they are above us, and ultimately what we're fighting for is democracy, freedom and equality. >> reporter: in mid-october a group of protesters allegedly harassed the queen's motorcade, a move they denied. the prime minister called a state of emergency, banning public gatherings of five or more people, and targeting media groups critical of the government. >> you know what? we had the police in front of our office every day. >> reporter: he is a news anchor for online broadcaster voice tv, suspended for allegedly reporting false information. >> we just put the live video up of the protesters, what they were doing on the street. that's it. >> reporter: and thailand's people-powered