BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai anti-government protest leader held in pre-trial detention on charges of insulting the country's monarchy has been hospitalised following 46 days of hunger strike, the corrections department said on Friday. On Thursday the court rejected a bail request, saying its previous reasons still applied. Each perceived insult of Thailand's monarchy can be punishable by up to 15 years in prison under its lese majeste law. The court set a bail hearing for May 6, which his lawyer Krisadang Nutcharat said was a positive sign because the court previously did not set hearing dates. Protest leaders have also called for reform of the monarchy and abolition of the lese majeste law.

Source: The Star April 30, 2021 11:28 UTC