Two student leaders say they have been summoned for violating an emergency decree by joining the protest on October 15.
Two Thai high school student leaders will be charged for joining a banned protest last month, police said, a day after embattled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha threatened tougher action against the protesters.
Police spokesman Yingyos Thepjumnong on Friday said the two were summoned to acknowledge the charge and would be questioned in the presence of their parents and lawyer.
The students said they had been summoned for violating an emergency decree by joining a protest on October 15, when tens of thousands of people defied a ban by Prayuth aimed at halting protests demanding his removal and reforms of the monarchy.
“Even if you arrest protest leaders, there is not enough space in prison because hundreds more will rise up,” one of the students, 15-year-old…
