Lawyer to appeal bail revocation for ‘Pao Dao Din’
A HUMAN-RIGHTS lawyer plans to file a petition with the Khon Kaen provincial court Thursday, seeking to overturn the rulings of the Appeal and Justice courts revoking bail for student activist Jatupat “Pao Dao Din” Boonpatararaksa.
Jatupat was arrested for sharing a recent BBC Thai article.
Pawinee Chumsri from the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, who is representing the student, said lawyers still had hope that Jatupat would be released. She said lawyers had not yet sought bail for him after it was revoked last Thursday.
“We will focus on petitioning against the bail revocation before seeking bail again,” she said.
The petition was in response to the Appeal Court’s decision on Tuesday to uphold the previous ruling revoking the student’s bail. The bail was revoked in response to Jatupat’s continuing social-media posts, which allegedly incited public unrest.
Jatupat was accused of violating the lese majeste law and the Computer Crime Act after he shared a BBC Thai article that allegedly insulted to the monarchy early this month.
