Over 2,800 other individuals did something similar, but only Pai is facing the wrath of the lese majeste law. The ruling was baffling to Pai's lawyers who pointed out that to delete the post would have constituted an attempt to destroy evidence and therefore interfere in the legal investigation. On Dec 26, the court granted a police request to further detain Pai beyond the initial detention period. Meanwhile, the police investigators were successful in their requests to extend Pai's detention, citing their need for time to question more witnesses. Today, the police are again expected to ask the court to keep Pai in jail for another period.

Source: Bangkok Post February 09, 2017 21:42 UTC