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19 04 2021
Readers may recall the #SaveFaiyen campaign. Faiyen was a band that fled to Laos and eventually received asylum in France.
One member was ill and decided not to travel to France and returned to Thailand. Port Faiyen (Parinya Cheewinkulpatom) is now among those arrested, charged with lese majeste, and refused bail. His case has received too little attention.
On 5 March 2021, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights reported that Port was arrested at his house and charged with lese majeste and under the Computer Crimes Act. The police had a warrant and seized mobile phones and notebooks.
Port stated that he is still ill but was refused bail and has been jailed since then. There is concern that his illnesses – including nerve inflammation, pancreatitis, diabetes – will worsen in jail.