>> A student activist known as Pai Dao Din was arrested in Chaiyaphum yesterday on lese majeste charges after sharing an offensive link about His Majesty the King on Facebook.
The link on Jatupat 'Pai Dao Din' Boonpattararaksa's account was a controversial BBC Thai website report about His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.
The article was posted after news confirmed His Majesty's ascension to the throne, a move following King Bhumibol Adulyadej's death on Oct 13.
The Khaon Kaen University law student was accused of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, commonly known as the lese majeste law.
He was taken in by police at Wat Pong Chang as he was attending a religious event.
Khon Kaen Provincial Court had approved the warrant for his arrest.
The law student made a Facebook post yesterday that the Khon Kaen police were about to come arrest him for sharing the report.
"This post was shared many times by many people," said Anon Chawalawan of iLaw, a legal monitoring group.
"It might be because he [Mr Jatupat] has a history of staging anti-junta protests."
According to the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights Centre, Lt Col Pitakpol Chusri, an officer belonging to the 23rd Army Circle, lodged a complaint against Mr Jatupat with the Muang Khon Kaen police on Friday.
Mr Jatupat had already been arrested and charged on Aug 6 in Chaiyaphum, one day before the constitutional referendum, for violating the ban on distributing leaflets explaining why people should vote "no" to the government's proposed reforms.
He was offered bail but refused it.
He subsequently endured a hunger strike, was freed and rearrested before being released on bail after two weeks' imprisonment.
Mr Jatupat first came to public attention when he and his friends flashed a rebellious three-finger salute at an event attended by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shortly after the 2014 coup.