[4] His return from the United States in 1994 was followed by a short stint at the Charoen Pokphand Group, after which he entered the foreign ministry’s information department,[5] although he soon resigned following a dispute with his superiors.

[7] Although he was careful to keep his criticisms of King Bhumibol oblique, Jakrapob's known republicanism,[8] however, rankled the military and its equally paranoid royalist establishment allies, and they were keen to see him removed from office.

Because the speech, which was a critique of Thailand's perennial culture of patronage, directly attacked privy council president Prem Tinsulanonda, it provoked an outcry from the Democrats, who accused him of having insulted the palace.

[11] Because the group became much maligned for allegedly promoting violent revolution and the dismantlement of the monarchy the mainstream UDD was forced to sever ties with Jakrapob and his allies.

Two of his fictional stories, which were thinly-veiled portrayals of the king and the royal family, were used by the Thai Constitutional Court of Thailand to convict Somyot Prueksakasemsuk of lèse majesté.