Surachai has been in exile in neighbouring Laos since the Thai military coup of 2014 . Surachai became well known after the Thammasat University massacre , as he was a prominent member of the Communist Party of Thailand . He was sentenced to death for murder and his participation in a train robbery but received a royal pardon in 1988
Thammasat University massacre
Thammasat University massacre
Surachai Danwattananusorn