Thailand protests: Anon Nampa, other activists hit with arrest warrants over calls for royal reforms
- The six activists took part in a demonstration on August 10, at which student protesters issued a 10-point call for reform of the monarchy
- Police say the charges are related to breaches to internal security and coronavirus rules, as well as computer crimes
The six include Panusaya Sithijirawattankul, 21, the student who read out a manifesto demanding reform of the monarchy. Anon, who made the first public call for royal reform, has also been charged over earlier protests.
The charges against the six were not over the demands made at the protest by thousands of people at Thammasat University on August 10, but for breaching internal security and measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus as well as computer crimes.
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“They can hand themselves in today or whenever but shouldn’t bring a crowd,” Police Lieutenant General Amphol Buarabporn said. “If they don’t hand themselves in, we can arrest them when they’re spotted.”
Insulting the monarchy can lead to a 15-year jail sentence, but Prayuth has said the king had requested no prosecutions under the lèse-majesté laws for now.