The Criminal Court on Thursday ordered a businesswoman to be imprisoned for 12 days as she awaits trial on several grave offenses, including, most notably, insulting the monarchy.
Although Monta Yokrattanakan, 56, has been embroiled in series of allegations of human trafficking and abusing justice system for the last week, the investigation took a dramatic turn today after police also charged her with royal defamation, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in jail.
Earlier on Thursday, Monta was arrested and escorted by police on a search of her condominium in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok. She was later sent to court, where police investigators requested that she be held in remand, citing a fear that she may interfere with evidence if freed on bail.
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