BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Two prominent Thai activists arrested last month for their roles in anti-government rallies were released on Monday (Sept 7) after spending five days in prison for bail breaches, after police told a court there was no grounds to detain them.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK - Two prominent Thai activists arrested last month for their roles in anti-government rallies were released on Monday after spending five days in prison for bail breaches, after police told a court there was no grounds to detain them.
But police from the precinct that initially arrested the pair revoked the detention request, saying an investigation into their conduct while on bail showed there was no need to hold them, a Criminal Court statement said on Monday.Both have participated in near-daily protests in the past two months to demand the military steps back from politics and the removal of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who first came to power in a 2014 coup.
Asked if he was concerned about mounting cases against him, Anon said:"Not at all, to catch a fish it's normal to get wet"."They can only lock us up physically but they cannot lock out our ideals and our fighting spirit," he said.
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