Protest leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak has begun a partial hunger strike in prison, consuming only milk, sweet drinks and mineral water, Thanakrit Jit-areerak, secretary to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin, said on Wednesday.
Mr Thanakrit said he went to the Bangkok Remand Prison to visit political activists being detained there to see their living conditions.
He spoke with Mr Parit, a co-leader of the Ratsadon group, who told him that he was taking only milk, sweet drinks and mineral water, he said.
Mr Parit announced he was going on a hunger strike on Monday, when he and other Ratsadon leaders appeared before the Criminal Court for hearings related to charges involving the Sept 19-20 protests at Thammasat…
