'Rung', 'Penguin' freed on bailParit 'Penguin' Chiwarak (left) and Panusaya 'Rung' Sithijirawattanakul during the really on Sept 19 at Sanam Luang. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)A court has granted bail for three protesters, including leaders Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul and Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak. The Appeal Court on Monday evening overuled the lower court’s decision and allowed bail for Ms Panusaya, Mr Parit and Nutchanon Pairoj for a surety of 200,000 baht each. Bail requests deniedMr Jatupat, however, was not allowed bail since he had also been charged in other cases. Bunkueanun "Francis" Paothong, a student acitivist who faced the same charge, was released on bail on Saturday.

Source: Bangkok Post October 19, 2020 13:52 UTC