Anon Nampa, one of the leaders of recent anti-government protests gets in apolice vehicle after he was arrested, at the Khlong Luang Police Station, Khlong Luang District, in Pathum Thani, near Bangkok, Thailand, August 25, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Police in Thailand said they had arrested human rights lawyer Anon Nampa for a third time this month on Tuesday, 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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