Local media said Panupong Jadnok fainted after being subjected to a ‘chokehold’ by plain-clothes police, who tried to rearrest him and two other protest leaders.
A prominent Thai protest leader is resting in a hospital in Bangkok on Saturday, after he was rushed overnight from a police station as chaos erupted when he and two others were released on bail over sedition charges.
Panupong “Mike” Jadnok appeared to be unconscious as he was loaded into an ambulance on Friday night. Local media said he fainted after being subjected to a “chokehold” by plain-clothes police, who apparently tried to rearrest him and his companions immediately after their release.
Images on social media posted on Saturday showed Panupong resting in a hospital bed at the Rama 9 Hospital.
He, Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul and Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak – in custody since mid-October –…
