A court granted bail Thursday afternoon to a young activist said to be in serious condition after a 37-day hunger strike. She was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment.
At around 1:30pm, the Criminal Court ordered Tantawan “Tawan” Tuatulanon, 20, released from custody and placed under house arrest as she awaits trial on charges she insulted the monarchy – a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison – and violated the Computer Crime Act.
She was granted bail for 30 days on the condition she wear a monitoring device, not leave her residence without court permission, and not do anything deemed to “insult” the Thai monarchy.
Tawan’s case stems from an opinion poll she initiated earlier this year about the royal motorcades which can tie up Bangkok’s already abysmal traffic. She also live-streamed a video from one such motorcade on…
