BANGKOK -- Amnesty for imprisoned political activists will be a "high priority" for Thailand's main opposition party, its leader told Nikkei Asia after the death on Tuesday of a 28-year-old prisoner on a hunger strike.
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Chaithawat Tulathon at the Move Forward Party headquarters in Bangkok on May 14, when he spoke to Nikkei Asia. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca)
BANGKOK -- Amnesty for imprisoned political activists will be a "high priority" for Thailand's main opposition party, its leader told Nikkei Asia after the death on Tuesday of a 28-year-old prisoner on a hunger strike.