Thai student jailed for insulting king gets bail, others denied

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court on Thursday granted bail to student protest leader Panusaya 'Rung' Sithijirawattanakul, who has spent eight weeks in detention on charges of insulting the country's king, even as six fellow leaders remain in jail.

FILE PHOTO: Pictures of arrested anti-government protester Panusaya"Rung" Sithijirawattanakul are seen during a rally demanding the release of protest leaders and the abolition of 112 lese majeste law, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Panusaya has been on hunger strike during her detention along with another jailed protest leader, Parit"Penguin" Chiwarak, 22, who was hospitalised last week. Parit's bail hearing was postponed on Thursday, according to his lawyers. The groundbreaking demonstrations by tens of thousands of mostly students last year made once-unthinkable calls for reforming Thailand's monarchy, considered by many conservative Thais to be sacrosanct.

 

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