Thai police raid printing house over book by pro-democracy leader


A person sets up barbed wire along containers blocking a road near the Grand Palace ahead of the anti-government protest, demanding resolutions of the government and reforms in the monarchy, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 20, 2021. - Reuters

BANGKOK, March 20 (AFP): Police raided a Thai publishing house on Saturday and confiscated a controversial book written by a prominent pro-democracy leader about the monarchy's role in society, ahead of a planned anti-government protest.

The protest is scheduled for 6 pm (1100 GMT) in front of the Grand Palace, where organisers planned to distribute copies of "The Institution of Monarchy in Thailand's Society".

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