Ekachai was immediately detained yesterday, as he chose to not request bail in line with his approach that from the start has denied the legitimacy of the charges. “A developed country will not recognise the junta’s order as law,” Ekachai said, smiling and raising three fingers as a defiant symbol before going into the court. The Thai Lawyers for Human Rights group, however, is expecting to contact him and make a request for his bail tomorrow, activist Nuttaa Mahtaana told The Nation. In an effort to hand his watch to Prawit, Ekachai has been going to the General’s house and Government House almost weekly to light 36 incense sticks as a ritual to “shoo away all the bads”. The activist believes that it was these actions that have caused him to be accused of sedition.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 13, 2018 18:05 UTC