Key Thai protest leader arrested
Print Edition
Thai police made their first arrest of a senior leader of anti-government protests for violating the country’s emergency law yesterday as government officials promised to apprehend other leaders of the movement, too.
The arrest further heightens tensions in Thailand’s 3-month-old political conflict in which protesters seeking to overthrow Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra have shut down major intersections across Bangkok. Government officials have been threatening for weeks to arrest protest leaders.
Police arrested Sonthiyarn Cheunruethainaitham, the former managing director of news company Tnews, known for its anti-government views, said Department of Special Investigation’s director-general Tharit Pengdit. He described Sonthiyarn as “a chief-of-staff” for the movement and “second most important figure” after protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban.
“We will continue arresting more protest leaders who have violated the law in the same way,” Tharit said.
Arrest warrants have been issued for 19 leaders of the anti-government protests on charges of violating the special law, and authorities yesterday were seeking the court’s approval for 13 other leaders on these charges.
Sonthiyarn was apprehended at a hotel in northern Bangkok and is being held for questioning at a border patrol police base in the capital’s northern outskirts.
The arrest came after six street cleaners were injured by an explosion at a protest site in downtown Bangkok.
At least 10 people have been killed in the upheaval.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
