Activist Parit "Penguin" Chirawak gives the three-fingered Hunger Games salute as he arrives at Nangleong police station in Bangkok on August 25, 2020 to accept charges relating to a protest in front of the Royal Thai Army headquarters in July. — AFP
A firebrand leader of student-led protests against the Thai establishment, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak may sound aggressive on stage and at times may seem bent on getting what he wants at all costs. But on the ground and at a critical moment recently, he also showed his non-violent side.
Unlike many protest leaders before him, Parit did not encourage demonstrators to smash through police blocking their way at the Sanam Luang rally in Bangkok.
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