Army files lawsuit against organisers of civil rights march

Organisers of the civil rights march are facing prosecution for violating the junta’s ban on public assembly. One organiser stated that the march will continue despite the lawsuit. 
 
An army officer representing the military filed complaints against eight activists identified as organizers of the march Monday. Police said they have yet to formally charge the campaigners, and one of them pledged to fight the case.
 
“We have been expecting this,” Anusorn Unno, who works as a university lecturer, said in an interview. “We have prepared for this.”
 
Read more at Khaosod English
 
 
Police form lines Saturday to block demonstrators in Pathum Thani province (Photo from Khaosod English)

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