The decision came after the nine leaders, detained by police on Thursday in connection with their alleged involvement in Sunday's clashes in front of Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda's residence, were taken back from Samsen police station to the court on Friday afternoon.
Jaran, former member of the National Human Rights Commission, was the only one requesting a bail from the court. He was released on bail of 200,000 baht (6,060 U.S. dollars), local newspaper Bangkok Post said on its website.
The rest detained leaders are the People's Television (PTV) executives Chatuporn Promphan, Jakrapob Penkair and Nattawut Saikua; PTV's president Veera Musikhapong; spokesman for the Saturday Voice Against Dictatorship Viputhalaeng Pattanaphumthai; adviser to the Confederation for Democracy Weng Tojirakarn; former chief justice of the Criminal Court Manit Jitjanklab; and former Thai Rak Thai party member Apiwant Viriyachai.
The eight key leaders were taken out of the court late Friday and got on a prison vehicle that brought them to the Bangkok Special Prison.
According to related laws, police can detain the suspects for 48 days without formally charging them, but they must apply for extensions every 12 days during that period. Once the period is over, police must either forward the case to the Attorney General's Office, who can ask the courts to extend the detention, or release them.
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