Surachai Danwattananusorn

Surachai Danwattananusorn
สุรชัย ด่านวัฒนานุสรณ์
Surachai Danwattananusorn in 2010
Born(1942-12-24)24 December 1942
Disappeared10 December 2018 (aged 75)
Vientiane, Laos
StatusMissing for 5 years, 8 months and 15 days
Alma materSukhothai Thammathirat Open University (B.A.)
Political party
MovementCommunist Party of Thailand

Surachai Danwattananusorn (Thai: สุรชัย ด่านวัฒนานุสรณ์; born 24 December 1942, disappeared 10 December 2018) is a Thai political activist and former political prisoner. He was the last communist to be pardoned in Thailand, and after his release he entered mainstream politics, becoming a committee member of the Thai Rak Thai Party and founding the Red Siam political movement. Surachai is known for his anti-monarchist views, which have resulted in a past arrest under Thailand's lèse majesté laws.

Surachai has been in exile in neighbouring Laos since the Thai military coup of 2014.[1] He disappeared after the murder of two other anti-monarchist activists in December 2018.[2]

  1. ^ Rojanaphruk, Pravit (22 January 2019). "2nd Mutilated Body Linked to Anti-Monarchist Aide". Khaosod English. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ Jintamas Saksornchai (25 February 2019). "Wife accuses Junta behind murder of missing republican activist". Khao Sod.

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