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Demonstrator dies during Bangkok march for political detainees

Pairote Chotesriphanphorn, who collapsed and died during a political demonstration at the Criminal Court on Sunday (Photo: Oil Sitthichai’s Facebook account)

A demonstrator passed out and was later pronounced dead on Sunday after joining a march to the Criminal Court in Bangkok to demand the temporary release of political detainees and suspects imprisoned for lese majeste charges.

The dead man was identified as Pairote Chotesriphanphorn. He was marching with other demonstrators from Ratchayothin intersection to the nearby Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek to demand the right of political and lese majeste detainees to temporary release.

Eyewitnesses said that after reaching the court, the man sat down to rest at a bus stop in front…

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