By Phromphong Wongrat

Bangkok Post-Aug 5

Shortly after the coup in 2014 by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) under then-army chief Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, security officers summoned a number of Thai political activists and many were slapped with charges under the draconian lese majeste law. Those who feared for their safety under the regime’s hands defied the order, fleeing their homeland and seeking shelter abroad.

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