Thai opposition leader says he has been charged over huge anti-govt rally


Reuters | Bangkok | Updated: 10-01-2020 16:30 IST | Created: 10-01-2020 16:25 IST
Thai opposition leader says he has been charged over huge anti-govt rally
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Thai opposition party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has been charged in connection with an anti-government rally he staged last month, he said on Friday after meeting with police. The Dec. 15 rally Thanathorn called was the largest since a 2014 coup when then-army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha seized power from a civilian government.

Thanathorn said he and seven others were charged on Friday with breaching a law on public gatherings that were imposed under Prayuth's military government. He said he has denied the charges, which he described as politically motivated.

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