Pro-democracy groups have vowed to intensify their protests calling for monarchy reform and a new constitution, a day after a Bangkok court sent four of their leaders into pretrial detention on royal defamation charges.
Activists will gather at Pathumwan intersection for a second day to demand the immediate release of leaders and warn the refusal of bail is a sign authorities are adopting a confrontational stance, one of the key protest leaders, Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul said on Wednesday.
The Criminal Court on Tuesday denied bail to lawyer Anon Nampa, student leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and two others accused of breaking Thailand’s lese majeste law. The detained leaders are among…
