BANGKOK — Thailand's military government blocked an anticorruption protest Monday, detaining about three dozen students and other activists who were headed to a park honoring past kings that was allegedly built with money from shady dealings involving several senior officers.
The military's efforts to quash the protest included detaching the railway car on which the protesters were traveling to Rajabhakti Park, near the seaside town of Hua Hin, before taking them into custody.
The detainees were all released by Monday night, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights.
The military, which seized power in a May 2014 coup, has denied financial wrongdoing related to the park, which was built under its auspices.