A few hours ago PPT posted on the Criminal Court granting bail for Tantawan Tuatulanon. Suggesting deep splits within the establishment and the regime, that bail has been a part of a vindictive battle that seeks to silence this young woman and the messages about the monarchy that she bravely propagates. The Bangkok Post reports…
Both Thai PBS and Thai Newsroom report that the Criminal Court has today granted bail to Tantawan Tuatulanon. She is ludicrously charged with computer crimes and sedition for being in a car that had its horn honked when one of the ubiquitous and hated royal cavalcade swept past. She was arrested with Natthanon Chaimahabutra, or…
The Bangkok Post reports on the "first hearing in the sedition trial of two young activists accused of attempting to disrupt a royal motorcade.". This refers to the entirely absurb charge of sedition arising from honking a horn while the motorcade ferrying a pampered royal sped through. The first hearing in the ridiculous trial for…
About a week ago we posted on the fate of Tantawan Tuatulanon and Natthanon Chaimahabutra, two young people being punished by the establishment for their different views on the monarchy. The establishment is holding them in prison and now in hospitals, for sedition: the act of honking a car horn as a vehicle transporting Princess…
Recently, the now aged Sulak Sivaraksa has been in the news. He and independent journalist Atukkit Sawangsuk, submitted a statement objecting the further detention of Tantawan Tuatulanon and Natthanon Chaimahabutra on Article 116 (sedition) charges. In this instance, they are pseudo-112 charges. Sulak and Atukkit state that the two are suspects who have not yet…