Motorcade demonstration duo jailed

Activist Tantawan Tuatulanon speaks to pressreporters while being taken to the Din Daeng authorities station following her arrest on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: Wassayos Ngamkham) Police on Tuesday apprehended monarchy-reform activists Tantawan “Tawan” Tuatulanon and Natthanon “Frank” Chaimahabud on charges of sedition and associated offenses for supposedly trying to disrupt a royal motorcade on Feb 4. The 2 were brought to the Din Daeng authorities station where they were being questioned on Tuesday night. Another activist, Nophasin “Sai Nam” Trirayapiwat, was likewise jailed on charges associated to an occurrence in March last year, when a male spray-painted an anarchist sign togetherwith the number 112 outdoors the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, or Wat Phra Kaew. He was being questioned independently at the Phra Ratchawang authorities station. The Criminal Court earlier authorized warrants for the Thalu Wang (break through to the palace) demonstration group members. Din Daeng authorities had lookedfor to arrest Ms Tantawan and Mr Natthanon as they had twotimes stoppedworking to report and acknowledge their charges. The 2 rather sentout a agent from Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) to send files askingfor a postponement of their conference with detectives till Feb20 They mentioned their clashing requirement to goto classes. However, authorities detectives turneddown the postponement demand, choosing the 2 might have reported after participatingin classes, a cops source stated. Ms Tantawan and her coworker invested most of Monday afternoon on the actions outdoors the Criminal Court, surrounded by a growing crowd of pressreporters and waiting for the authorities. “Today we are in2024 Let’s not go back to 1976, we needto relocation forward,” she informed the crowd at one point. She likewise informed pressreporters that there were no political figures behind her group’s activities, as nationwide cops chief Torsak Sukvimol has stated. Ms Tantawan dealswith a charge of prompting discontent or sedition in offense of Section 116 of the Criminal Code, and a charge under the Computer Crime Act. Sedition is punishable by up to 7 years in jail. Mr Natthanon dealswith 4 charges, inc
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