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Court to decide on bail for hunger strikers today

File photo : Tantawan Tuatulanon//Her facebook page

The Criminal Court will decide today whether to grant bail to two hunger-striking monarchy reform activists, Tantawan Tuatulanon and Natthanon Chaimahabutra.

The Criminal Court has previously refused to grant bail for the pair, who were detained on charges involving a royal motorcade incident earlier this month. Both then began a hunger strike in detention and are refusing medical treatment.

Tantawan was rushed from the Corrections Hospital to Thammasat University Hospital on Thursday, due to her deteriorating health, while Natthanon remains in detention.

Tantawan’s father Sommai petitioned the Criminal Court on Saturday for bail, as the health of both activists continues to deteriorate. He claims that Natthanon is in very bad shape, appears disoriented and can barely speak, while his daughter can still talk, but her voice is…

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