Jatuporn Prompan, leader of the United People for Thailand political group, speaking during a pro-democracy demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 24, 2021. - AP
BANGKOK (Reuters): A Thai court on Thursday (July 8) ordered a longtime political activist back to prison over an old offence, his lawyer said, months after he resumed street protests and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha.
Jatuporn Prompan, a former top leader of the populist "red shirt" movement was jailed for more than 11 months, after the Supreme Court ruled he was released too early after a 2017 conviction in a defamation case against former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
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