Thai police officers display to the media weapons seized in raids following a military coup on May 22, during a news conference at the Provincial Police Region headquarters in Bangkok, June 5, 2014. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Around 15 Thai political leaders allied to the ousted government plan to establish a movement outside Thailand to lead a campaign of civil disobedience to military rule, two members of the group said on Thursday.
General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized power on May 22 and has since led a crackdown that has stifled dissent and silenced the "red shirt" supporters of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her brother, billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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