BANGKOK Fifteen anti-junta activists were charged with sedition Thursday, a crime carrying seven years in jail, their lawyer said, for staging a protest this week to mark the fourth anniversary of the last coup by Thailand’s generals. A few hundred people tried unsuccessfully to march on the seat of government in Bangkok to call for promised elections - a poll which the junta keeps pushing back. epa06759110 Thai pro-democracy activists Sirawith Seritiwat (R) and Rangsiman Rome (L) are escorted by Thai police officers at the Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, 24 May 2018. Prayut Chan-O-Cha, the former army chief who is now prime minister, has hinted elections will be held in February next year. Thai pro-democracy activists Nuttha Mahattana (C-R) and Ekachai Hongkangwan (C-L) are escorted by Thai police officers at the Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, 24 May 2018.

Source: New Strait Times May 24, 2018 09:45 UTC