Three Thai protest leaders re-arrested, one carried from van

Student leader Panusaya"Rung" Sithijirawattanakul walks outside the Prachachuen police station in Bangkok, Thailand, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee ThirasupaShare this contentBANGKOK: Thai police carried one of the country's most high profile protest leaders apparently unconscious from a van on Friday , as he and two others were re-arrested just as they reached the limit for their detention.

Panupong"Mike Rayong" Jadnok, 24, Panusaya"Rung" Sithijirawattanakul, 22 and Parit"Penguin" Chiwarak, 22, were all detained during a crackdown ordered on Oct 15 to try to end months of protests against the government and calling for reforms of the monarchy.Video images showed Panupong slumped and being carried from a police van that had brought him from Bangkok Remand Prison to the Pracha Chuen police station before being taken away in an ambulance.

An officer had earlier said he had orders to take them from prison to the police station. A lawyer for the three said they were being taken away to be charged again, arguing that it was unlawful to do so because they had already pleaded not guilty to the same charges.In chaotic scenes outside the police station, Parit - who stripped off his shirt - and Panusaya gave an impromptu address to scores of supporters who had gathered there.

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