Bail applications by ten detainees have been denied because most of them were charged with serious offences during protests last year, ranging from possession of explosives and arson to inciting unrest.
Protesters gathered in front of the Criminal Court on Sunday morning, where a man who had been there for several days collapsed and died. According to Thai PBS World, Phairote Chotesriphanporn fainted and hit his head on the pavement in front of the Court, or, in other reports, was sitting at a bus stop in front of the court when he passed out.
The protest, led by Chatupat Boonpattararaksa, moved on to Bangkok Art and Culture Gallery at about 9am, before moving to the court to join another group, led by lawyer Kittisak Kongthong, the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights attorney who lodged the bail applications denied by the Court,
The group said that they will not post bail for Tantawan…
