Thai court releases key anti-government activists

BANGKOK  - Two prominent Thai activists arrested last month for their roles in anti-government rallies were released on Monday (Sept 7) after spending five days in prison for bail breaches, after police told a court there was no grounds to detain them. Human Rights lawyer Anon Nampa, 36, and student activist Panupong Jadnok, 24, were sent to a Bangkok remand prison last week when a court ruled their recent political activities were against their bail conditions, which the pair rejected. But police from the precinct that initially arrested the pair revoked the detention request, saying an investigation into their conduct while on bail showed there was no need to hold them, a Criminal Court statement said on Monday. "The court considered this and issued an order for their release," it said. Both have participated in near-daily protests in the past two months to demand the military steps back from politics and the removal of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who first came to power in a 2014 coup. Mr Prayut last month begged protesters "not to create chaos"and said problems can he solved together.

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