Facing charges: Thanathorn being mobbed by his supporters upon arrival at a police station Bangkok. — AP
Bangkok: The telegenic leader of an anti-junta political party who rose to prominence in Thailand’s election last month was charged with sedition, drawing hundreds of his supporters onto the streets urging him to “fight”.
Billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit heads the youth-oriented Future Forward Party which won more than six million votes in the March 24 poll, the first since a 2014 coup, with its message of ousting the military from politics.
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