A Thai police officer reads charges in an arrest warrant against lawyer Arnon Nampha, (centre), at the Nangloeng police station in Bangkok, Thailand,on Aug, 25, 2020. - AP
BANGKOK (Reuters): Police in Thailand said they had arrested human rights lawyer Anon Nampa for a third time this month on Tuesday (Aug 25), to charge him for sedition over his role in a political rally where calls were made for reforms to the country's powerful monarchy.
"The police brought Anon to the station to read him the charges for his protests on Aug. 10, and will question him before bringing him to court to file for detention,” Police Lieutenant General Amphol Buarabporn told Reuters.
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