Thanalop “Yok” Phalanchai had spent the longest among teens in detention for violating the lese majeste law. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A 15-year-old girl who spent 50 days in juvenile detention for allegedly insulting Thailand’s monarchy was released on Thursday.
Thanalop was arrested on March 28 for allegedly violating Thailand’s lese-majeste law when she criticised the Thai monarchy during a rally in front of Bangkok city hall in October 2022. “By arresting a 15-year-old girl, the Thai government is sending the spine-chilling message that even children aren’t safe from being harshly punished for expressing their opinions,” Ms Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said earlier, as her group pushed to get Thanalop released.
She was not the youngest to be held, though. A 14-year-old girl from Phitsanulok city, north of Bangkok, was arrested and released on bail this week.the Thai military took power in 2014 in a coup,Critics say the military-backed government uses the law to clamp down on free speech, and the United Nations has repeatedly called on Thailand to amend it.
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