Woman who ‘admitted to royal fraud’ allowed bail

Yesterday, police took suspect Anoyapat Sitheeraphon, 27, to the Criminal Court to seek permission for an initial period in custody. Anoyapat had already confessed to deceiving others to believe that she was a royal descendant and could offer them special seats at the Royal Funeral and get into the Throne Hall without queuing.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Anoyapat allegedly told 17 people that she was MR Mannaruemas Yugala and could use her title to get them a special visit to the Grand Palace to pay respects to the King’s Urn without having to queue, for a more exclusive visit than other mourners – if they paid her Bt100,000 each. 
However, they later found out that Anoyapat was a swindler, so they told police about her alleged fraud and police issued an arrest warrant for her on Thursday.
Later, police arrested Anoyapat on the allegations that she was an impostor involved in a fraud. They said she confessed to all the claims against her. 
Yesterday, she asked the court for bail and was allowed to be released on the condition she paid bail of Bt100,000 and did not leave the country.
She said she intended to ask for mercy and a lesser punishment from the court, but would consult her lawyer first.