'We are all leaders today': Arrests don't stop Thai protests


  • World
  • Monday, 19 Oct 2020

A group of Thai activists link arms to protect a demonstration and to guide protesters at Asok intersection in Bangkok, Thailand October 18, 2020. REUTERS/Chayut Setboonsarng

BANGKOK (Reuters) - "They think arresting the leaders will stop us. It's no use. We are all leaders today," 24-year-old Pla said as she addressed thousands of protesters at Bangkok's Victory Monument on Sunday.

Despite the arrest of many of Thailand's most high profile protest leaders over the past week, demonstrations have grown, with ever louder calls for the ousting of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and reforms to King Maha Vajiralongkorn's monarchy.

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