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16 held over Sanam Luang prawn sale

Vendors hawk prawns at a makeshift market organised by anti-government protesters at Kok Wua intersection in Bangkok on Thursday. The stalls were initially set up at the nearby Sanam Luang, but moved to the intersection after pressure from authorities. Pornprom Satrabhaya

Police on Thursday arrested and charged a group associated with the anti-government Ratsadon protest movement for defying the ban on public gatherings at Sanam Luang in Bangkok.

Led by activist Piyarat “Toto” Jongthep, the We Volunteer (WeVo) group organised a prawn sale at Sanam Luang while urging its supporters to join a New Year countdown event the group was organising.

The group originally planned to celebrate New Year by hosting a prawn barbecue party at Sanam Luang. However, the event was moved to the nearby Kok Wua intersection…

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