วันจันทร์, กุมภาพันธ์ 26, 2567

In #Thailand, bail appears to be systematically denied to dissidents awaiting trials for alleged offenses against the monarch


Prachatai English @prachatai_en

After the Ratchadapisek Criminal Court once again denied bail for activists Tantawan Tuatulanon and Nutanon Chaimahabut, activists staged a protest on Sunday evening (25 February) at the Victory Monument in central Bangkok to call for the release of the two activists and other political prisoners.

Tantawan and Nutanon were arrested on 13 February on several charges, including sedition, for allegedly honking at and blocking a royal motorcade and for posting a dash cam footage of the incident. They were subsequently denied bail. 

Immediately after being denied bail, Tantawan and Nutanon went on a dry hunger strike to call for a reform of the justice system, an end to the detention of dissidents, and for Thailand to be rejected when it runs for a seat in the UN Human Rights Council. They are now on the 13th day of their hunger strike. 

Tantawan was transferred to the Thammasat University Hospital on Thursday (22 February), after the Corrections Hospital deemed her condition "beyond their ability" to care for. Tantawan’s father Sommai Tuatulanon filed a bail request for her and Nutanon on Saturday (24 February). He was ordered to provide the court with medical certificates for the two activists. The Court denied his request on the grounds that, since the two activists are already receiving medical attention, it has no reason to change its existing order.

 Read more about Tantawan and Nutanon's arrest and detention at https://prachataienglish.com/node/10819
(Photos by Ginger Cat) 





 

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