Cops serve fresh charges on hospitalised trio

Cops serve fresh charges on hospitalised trio

Detention goes on for Parit, Rung and Mike

Police on Sunday officially rearrested two core protest leaders who had been recuperating at a Bangkok hospital over their roles in recent street protests.

Officers from Rayong showed up at Praram 9 Hospital to file a charge against Panupong “Mike” Jadnok over his protest against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during the premier’s visit to the province in August ahead of the mobile cabinet meeting there.

Similar scenes occurred when Ubon Ratchathani police also showed up to detain Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak over his role in an Aug 22 demonstration in the northeastern province. He faces sedition charges under Section 116 of the Criminal Code which he refused to acknowledge.

On Saturday night, city police had filed charges…