Student activist Parit Chiwarak salutes as police escort him from Muang Thong Thani to the Samran Rat police station on Friday evening. (Reuters photo)Student leader Parit Chiwarak was arrested on Friday as tensions rise ahead of a major pro-democracy rally planned for Sunday in Bangkok. The arrest took place as the Thammasat University student prepared to join an anti-government event in Nonthaburi. The allegations stem from a rally staged by the Free Youth movement at Democracy Monument on July 18. The potential for confrontation has been increasing since Monday, when thousands who rallied at Thammasat University heard speakers issue an unprecedented 10-point manifesto calling for reform of the monarchy under the constitution.

Source: Bangkok Post August 15, 2020 03:17 UTC