<p dir="ltr">A military court in northern Thailand has detained a man accused of defaming the Thai Crown Prince.</p> <p>On 11 October 2016, the Military Court of the northern province of Chiang Rai granted police permission to detain Sarawut (surname withheld due to privacy concerns), a 32-year-old optometrist.</p>

<div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>A Military Court in Chiang Rai Province early this week sentenced seven anti-coup protesters to six months in jail and a fine of 10,000 baht, but since the defendants pleaded guilty, the sentences were halved and the jail terms suspended for one year.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>On Monday and Tuesday, the Military Court delivered verdicts in two cases. </div></div>

<div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>A military court in Northern Chiang Rai Province on Thursday sentenced an anti-coup protester to three months in jail and fine of 5,000 baht, with the jail term suspended for one year. </div></div>