Police nab student presidentPolice arrested a student leader on Tuesday as part of a continued crackdown against political activists who helped organise an anti-government protest in July. Jutatip Sirikhan, 21, the president of the Student Union of Thailand, was arrested by a plain-clothes police officer while she was in a taxi travelling to a university in Bangkok, a video shot by Ms Jutatip and posted on her personal Facebook page showed. Ms Jutatip will be charged with breaching internal security and coronavirus regulations banning public gatherings among other charges, the officer said. Court warrants have been issued to arrest 15 democracy activists and 14 have now been arrested, including Ms Jutatip. Student groups have rallied almost daily across the country since July 18 calling for an end to military rule.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2020 10:07 UTC