A Thai court ordered a long-time political activist back to prison over an old offense, 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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