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18 detained protesters deny charges
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published : 7 Mar 2021 at 13:24
36 Pro-democracy protesters converge outside the Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek Road on Saturday. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
All 18 detained protesters have denied charges pressed against them in connection with fresh rallies against the government on Saturday.
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights on Sunday posted a Facebook message saying the activists, including Piyarat Toto Chonthep, denied the charges after being informed by police.
They were under detention at the Border Patrol Police Region 1 barracks in Thanya Buri district in Pathum Thani. Two of them who were underaged were temporarily released pending an ordered to appear before the Central Juvenile and Family Court later on Sunday.
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Four rallies go ahead despite new ban
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Royal portraits burned, some arrests made at evening protest in front of Criminal Court before crowd disperses
published : 6 Mar 2021 at 21:28
updated: 7 Mar 2021 at 07:44
159 A protester takes a picture of the crowd, one of them holding a picture of detained human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa, at a rally staged on Saturday evening outside the Criminal Court building. (AFP Photo)
Hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators gathered outside the Criminal Court on Saturday evening to call for the release of detained colleagues and the abolition of the lese majeste law, defying a fresh order banning public gatherings in the capital.