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Four protest leaders denied bail again
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Third setback in efforts to secure release of foursome awaiting lese majeste trials
published : 27 Feb 2021 at 14:56
17 Co-leaders of the Ratsadon Group, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and Arnon Nampa, flash a three-finger salute during a visit to the Office of the Attorney-General in Bangkok on Feb 9. (File photo by Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
The Court of Appeal has again rejected a request to temporarily release four pro-democracy protest leaders facing royal insult charges, saying there was no reason to change the previous ruling.
It was the third rejection of attempts to free the foursome, who face the prospect of months behind bars before their trials start.
23 02 2021
The Bangkok Post reports that the Criminal Court has again “rejected the third bail request for four key Ratsadon members held on charges of lese majeste…”.
Charnvit Kasetsiri, a former rector of Thammasat University and Panas Tassaneeyanon, a former dean of the faculty of law were there to “offer themselves as the guarantors for the temporary releases of Arnon Nampa, Parit ‘Penguin’ Chiwarak, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Patiwat ‘Mor Lam Bank’ Saraiyaem.”
The court again denied the bail request, “citing the same reasons for the dismissals of the previous two requests the offence carried a high penalty and there were reasons to believe the suspects would repeat the offence if they were released on bail.”
Third bail request for protest leaders denied
published : 22 Feb 2021 at 17:35
70 Panas Tassaneeyanon (left), a former rector of Thammasat University s Faculty of Law, and Charnvit Kasetsiri, an ex-dean of the university, arrive at the Criminal Court on Monday to offer themselves as guarantors for four Ratsadon co-leaders held on lese majeste charges since Feb 9. (Photo by Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
The Criminal Court has rejected the third bail request for four key Ratsadon members held on charges of lese majeste, even though a former university rector and an ex-dean offered to be their guarantors.
Charnvit Kasetsiri, who was rector of Thammasat University from 1994-95, and Panas Tassaneeyanon, dean of the faculty of law from 1986-88, arrived at the court at 1pm on Monday to offer themselves as the guarantors for the temporary releases of Arnon Nampa, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Patiwat “Mor Lam B