Protest students released after military court order (Updated)
The 14 New Democracy Movement students have been released after spending 12 days in jail. The release took place at 5:45 this morning. Yesterday the Bangkok Military Court denied police request to detain them a further 12 days.
The 14 New Democracy Movement students have been released after spending 12 days in jail. The release took place at 5:45 this morning. Yesterday the Bangkok Military Court denied police request to detain them a further 12 days.
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The students are photographed after their release wearing T-shirts saying "We are friends". Post Today photo
Wednesday morning update
Protest students released after military court order
The 14 New Democracy Movement students have been released after spending 12 days in jail.
Post Today reports that the release took place at 5:45 this (Wednesday) morning.
One student leader, Rangsiman Rome sounded defiant, however. He was quoted by Post Today as saying this was only the first step in their fight. All are in high spirits, he said. He said his group would now hold consultations on what to do next. He denied that any outside group was behind his movement.
Supporters of the 14 detained "New Democracy Movement" students cheer after hearing the news that the Bangkok Military Court had ordered their release. APICHART JINAKUL
Tuesday evening update
Release Wednesday morning
The 14 detained New Democracy Movement students are spending one more night in jail before being freed early tomorrow morning.
Aryut Sinthopphan, the warden of Bangkok Remand Prison, said on Tuesday that the students were put in detention on June 26 and they would complete the first 12-day detention period at midnight tonight.
Therefore, they were expected to be released about 6am on Wednesday, he said.
Thirteen male students will be released from Bangkok Remand Prison and the only female student in the group from the Central Women's Correctional Institution.
Earlier story
Military court orders release of students
A lawyer for the students, Krisadang Nutcharut, talks to the media after the court ruling. SEKSAN ROJJANAMETAKUL
The Bangkok Military Court has just ordered the unconditional release of the 14 detained students of the anti-coup New Democracy Movement.
Investigators had wanted to keep the students for another 12 days, saying their interrogation was not finished.
Post Today reports the students said they had no intention of fleeing the charges against them and needed to attend their university classes.
The deliberations took three hours. The defendants were present for the decision. Only some relatives were allowed inside the courtroom, but supporters were outside the building giving moral support.
Post Today says it is now up to the investigators to summarise their findings for military prosecutors to file charges against the students in the military court. The students are demanding any case be tried in a civilian court, however.
Thai PBS reports there was also a small counter-demonstration but police kept them well away from the supporters to avoid any possibility of violence.
The court is now preparing documents to be used to secure the students release later this afternoon.
Here is more from the Bangkok Post.
Although released from detention, the students are still within the judicial process. If military prosecutors decide to arraign them they will stand trial in the military court.
The students were arrested on June 25 on charges of defying an NCPO order issued under Section 44 of the interim constitution prohibiting a political assembly of five people or more, and for violating Section 116 of the Criminal Code.
The charges carry sentences of up to seven years in prison.
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