Thai authorities arrested a student leader on Friday over an anti-government protest last month, police said, just a few days before a big demonstration scheduled for Sunday.
Parit Chiwarak, a pro-democracy student, one of the leaders of Thailand's recent anti-government protests, flashes a three-fingers salute as he is escorted after being arrested, at the police station in Bangkok, Thailand, August 14,2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, 22, was arrested on the outskirts of Bangkok while traveling to a protest, a video posted on his Facebook page showed.
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