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<div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>A month after the coup, the first anti-junta group was set up on Tuesday. </div></div>
<div>&nbsp;</div> <div><a href="http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1403519110&amp;typecate=06&amp;section=">Khaosod English</a> reported on Monday that spokesperson of the military junta has rejected the revelation by the former anti-government protest leader that the army has been seeking to overthrow the previous government for years.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Suthep Thaugsuban, leader of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), reportedly told his supporters over the weekend that he been closely coordinating with army chief and coupmaker Gen. </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>Thai junta reportedly released 10 anti-coup protesters from detention early on Monday morning.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Ten people were released at about 01.10 am on Monday.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Eight of the ten are from the Thai Student Centre for Democracy group. They were arrested before they started their planned activity to hand out sandwiches as a symbolic protest against the coup at Siam Paragon Mall, Siam Square. </div></div>
<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>Noam Chomsky, a respected linguist and critic of US foreign policy, on Sunday emailed Pavin Chachavalpongun to give moral support after the latter reportedly became a target of the Thai junta for his comments on the Thai coup, according to Pavin.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In the email, Chomsky expresses concerns over Pavin’s safety.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>“I am deeply disturbed to learn about the threats against Professor Pavin Chachavalpongun. </div></div></div>
<div>&nbsp;</div> <div><a href="http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1403337477&amp;typecate=06&amp;section=">Khaosod English</a> reported on Saturday that the spokesperson of the military junta claimed the army is detaining an anti-establishment red-shirt activist at an undisclosed location so she can meditate without any distractions from the outside world.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Kritsuda Khunasen, 27, was arrested by soldiers on 28 May in eastern Chonburi province, according to a number of activists. </div>
By Takato Mitsunaga |
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<div>Thai police on Friday filed more charges against former Education Minister Chaturon Chaisang. He is now facing a maximum jail term of 14 years.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The police charged Chaturon under Article 14 of the Computer Crime Act for his Facebook posts of his anti-coup statement.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>He was previously charged with defying the junta’s order and with sedition under Article 116 of the Criminal Code. </div>