Thai Military Court Orders Release Of Student Activists

Bangkok's military court on Tuesday ordered that the 14 student activists, who have been detained for violating junta orders, be released.
The court turned down a police request for the students to be detained for 12 more days, citing they were not a flight risk. They are to be freed later in the day, but could still face trial.
The 14 university students were arrested on June 26 after staging a street rally in Bangkok to protest against the military rule, in defiance of the ban of the coup-making National Council for Peace and Order on political gatherings of more than five people.
They have also been charged with sedition charges under Article 116 of the Criminal Code.
A number of people showed up outside the court earlier in the morning to give support to the student activists, with police also deployed to maintain order. (Cihan/Xinhua)