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Two Thai journalists released on bail with a bond of 35 thousand baht

A Prachatai online media journalist and a freelance photographer were released on bail with a bond of 35 thousand baht by the court decision.
Today (13 Feb 2024) the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights reported the progress of the apprehension of Prachatai journalist Nattaphol Meksobhon and a freelance photographer Nattaphon Phranphongsanon, who were arrested for being accomplices to damaging a historical site and public vandalism. Today, they appeared at the court for pre-trial detention because their charge was reporting news on 28 March, 2023, about spraying paintings on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Later, the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights reported that those two journalists were released on bail with a bond of 35 thousand baht each by the court decision. And they were released in the evening today.
Vocabulary related crime news translation in English
1. released on bail = If the judge decides to release you, you may have to pay money into court as a deposit, a friend or family member may have to agree to supervise you, and there may be certain conditions attached to your release. (อนุญาตให้ผู้ต้องหาหรือจำเลยพ้นจากการควบคุมของเจ้าพนักงานหรือศาล ตามระยะเวลาที่กำหนดโดยมีหลักประกัน)
For example:
The court refused to release him on bail pending the retrial.
2. Accomplice (n.) = a person who helps someone such as a criminal to do something wrong (ผู้สมรู้ร่วมคิด)
For example:
After the robbery, the men escaped in a stolen car driven by an accomplice.
3. Vandalism (n.) = the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property (การทำลายทรัพย์สินของรัฐหรือของเอกชน)
For example:
More than 40 people were arrested, some on suspicion of vandalism.
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