Foursome opposes military court trial
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Four members of the Resistant Citizen group have filed a petition with the Bangkok Military Court, opposing a move to have them tried at the military court.
Anont Nampa, Sirawit Serithiwat, Pansak Srithep and Wannakiat Chusak Thursday gave their first testimonies in the case after being accused of violating the National Council for Peace and Order’s ban on political rallies.
The Pathumwan Police Station police arrested them after they led a rally at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on February 14 where they called for an election next year.
Prosecutors of the military court later filed a criminal suit against the four, accusing them of breaching NCPO order No.1 7/2557.
Pansak said the military court accepted the petition questioning the authority of the military court over civilians.
The military court ordered prosecutors to have the Pathumwan District Court set up a committee to rule on the court’s jurisdiction.
