Thai army: Ex-PM, protest leaders held ‘to think’

Published May 24, 2014 4:10am ET



BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesman for Thailand’s coup leaders says the army will detain former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders for up to a week to give them “time to think.”

Deputy army spokesman Col. Weerachon Sukondhapatipak said Saturday that Yingluck and dozens of other political figures have had their phones confiscated. He would not reveal their location.

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