We hope that today will mark the start of our fight,” activists Rangsiman Rome and Sirawit Serithiwat shouted before getting into the police van. Before turning themselves in, Rangsiman, Sirawit and Anon Nampa spent two hours making speeches calling for elections this year, an end to “authoritarianism”, and a return to democracy. No charges are being pressed as of now against participants numbering over a hundred who took part in Saturday’s rally. Activist Ekachai Hongkangwan, also wanted for the same charges, was arrested earlier in the morning. The charges were pressed against them as they were considered key figures of an earlier pro-election assembly held on January 27, when 39 activists, students and journalists were also arrested.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 10, 2018 14:03 UTC