The accused include seven leaders of the demonstration, who had accused the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) of attempting to stay in power by postponing the next election. The seven accused leaders were identified as Rangsiman Rome, Sirawit Serithiwat, Kant Pongprapan, Anon Nampa, Nutta Mahattana, Sakrit Piansuwan and Chonthicha Jangrew. They were accused of leading a demonstration that violated a junta ban on political gatherings and instigating disturbances. The 43 other protesters were accused of violating the junta ban against political gatherings of five people or more. Most of them were accused of having links to the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), according to the source, who added that they had been monitored by authorities.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 15, 2018 11:07 UTC