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‘I will go on hunger strike’

‘I will go on hunger strike’

Rally boss ‘Penguin’ issues stark warning

Members of the Ratsadon group flash the three-finger salute as they arrive at the Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek Road in Bangkok. They were there to attend the court’s examination of evidence in the case against several anti-government protest leaders. Varuth Hirunyatheb

Chaos erupted at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on Monday as anti-government protest leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak threatened to go on a hunger strike unless those charged with lese majeste were released from custody.

Paper cups flew around the courtroom and there were raucous calls from supporters of Mr Parit, a co-leader of the anti-government Ratsadon group, as he tried to address the court. The judge…

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