Thread by @ThaiEnquirer

Mothers of detained pro-democracy protesters (#คณะราษมัม) are at the Criminal Court. The lawyers of 7 detained protesters are filing for thier bail request today. This would be Penguin’s 9th request for bail and he is on his 45th day of hunger strike. #saveเพนกวิน #ปล่อยเพื่อนเรา

Some protestors have arrived at the Criminal Court to provide morale support for the mothers of the detained protestors. They are yelling “return their young”.

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Benjar, a protest leader from the Ratsadon, arrived to make a speech in front of the Criminal Court to ask for the judges to recognize the detained protestors’ right to bail.

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The police came to warned the protestors in front of the Criminal Court at 2 pm that they are breaking the law for illegal gathering and they will make arrest. The protestors yelled back “servants to the tyrant”.

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Penguin’s mother told the press that her son is seriously ill because of his hunger strike. She also said that she want her son to be release on bail so that he can be treated outside instead of the prison’s hospital.

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Apart from providing moral support to the mothers of detained pro-democracy protestors, the demonstrators in front of the Criminal Court were also there today to submit a petition to ask the court to release their friends on bail.

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Benjar Apun, a university student and protest leader from the Ratsadon, approached the police in front of the Criminal Court after they have been waiting for hours for a court representative to come and receive their petition but no one show up.

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The situation had calm down while protestors are still waiting for the court’s decision on the bail requests made by 7 detained protestors today.

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Buses full of crowd control police have arrived near the Criminal Court ahead of the the court’s decision on the bail requests made by 7 detained protestors. A group of protestors are in front of the court right now.

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The protestors have chased away the buses of crowd control police that came to the Criminal Court. The police said they will not use force so the buses have been moved outside the court instead.

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After parking their buses outside the Criminal Court, the crowd control police have walked to take their position inside court instead.

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