Previous NextThai police arrested a rapper and seven pro-democracy activists in a crackdown on growing protests that have emerged as the most serious threat to the government led by a former army general they accuse of incompetence and corruption. The activists facing sedition charges have called on Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his administration to resign. Three other political and labor activists also were also arrested Wednesday and charged with sedition and other offenses related to a protest in July. Three more were apprehended on Thursday on charges linked to the same protest, according to the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights. Human Rights Watch said in a statement that Thai authorities should drop all charges and release the detained pro-democracy activists.-AP

Source: The Standard August 20, 2020 06:33 UTC