Anti-coup activist and Thammasat student Piyarat Chongthep was arrested Sunday for ripping up his ballot at a Bang Na polling unit to oppose the draft constitution. Anti-coup activist Piyarat Chongthep in police custody after he tore up his referendum ballot in Bangkok’s Bang Na district on Sunday. The 25-year-old Piyarat shouted “Death to Dictatorship, Long Live Democracy” before he tore up the ballot. Mr Piyarat is an MA student in law at Thammasat University. As a result, he could not accept the draft charter and regarded the referendum as unlawful.

Source: Bangkok Post August 07, 2016 07:41 UTC