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Activists charged over Khlong Luang rallies

Activists charged over Khlong Luang rallies

All 21 released after reporting to police for questioning about January demonstrations

Parit Chiwarak and Panusya Sithijirawattanakul are embraced by supporters outside the Khlong Luang police station in Pathum Thani, where they and 19 others reported to authorities on Friday. (Photo by Pongpat Wongyala)

PATHUM THANI: Police on Friday temporarily freed 21 pro-democracy activists after formally charging them with defying a ban on public assembly on two occasions in Khlong Luang district last month.

Khlong Luang police interrogated the activists, including key student leaders Parit Chiwarak and Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, about their role in ignoring the ban on public gatherings imposed following the outbreak of…

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