One of the leaders of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement is being administered an intravenous fluid drip in prison after corrections officers said they found him weakened because of a hunger strike that has lasted longer than two weeks.
FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2020, file photo, pro-democracy activist Parit Chiwarak, raises a three-finger symbol of resistance, at Chana SongKhram police station in Bangkok, Thailand. Parit was being administered an intravenous fluid drip in prison on Friday, April 2, 2021, after officers said they found him weakened because of a hunger strike that has lasted longer than two weeks.
BANGKOK — One of the leaders of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement was being administered an intravenous fluid drip in prison on Friday after officers said they found him weakened because of a hunger strike that has lasted longer than two weeks. Corrections officials at Pathumthani Detention Center north of Bangkok started giving Parit intravenous fluids last Saturday, a spokesperson from the Department of Corrections said.Parit was one of several leaders behind the protest movement that has campaigned since last year for Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his government to step down. They want the constitution amended to make it more democratic and for the monarchy to be reformed to make it more accountable.
According to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, Parit faces at least 20 charges related to defaming the monarchy.
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