Criminal Court on Wednesday rejected a request by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to revoke bail for red shirts leader and Puea Thai Party MP charged with terrorism.
The court said that the request had insufficient grounds and allowed Jutuporn to be freed on bail for another 12 days. Jatuporn's lawyer said the decision showed fairness in the justice procedure.
He urged the government to consider people's right and asked the DSI investigators to stop working to serve the government's interests so that reconciliation could be achieved.
The DSI sought a court order to detain Jatuporn and opposed the defendant's request for bail.
DSI investigator Pol Lt Gen Thawan Mangkang presented the detention request to the Criminal Court as Jatuporn's first detention period will expire Sunday.
The DSI said the defendant breached the conditions set in the first instance of granting bail by leading Red Shirt supporters to pressure the court on June 15 when investigators led 11 Red Shirt leaders and Red Shirt guards to the court seeking their further detention on terrorism charges.
The crowd obstructed police transferring the 11 red shirts to Bangkok Remand Prison, leading to chaos in the court compound, according to the DSI investigators.