Lese majeste suspect Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpattararaksa's team of lawyers yesterday again sought bail for him after his earlier requests were rejected by a court.
Mr Jatupat's father, Wiboon Boonpattararaksa, said the lawyer team submitted a bail request along with a surety of 500,000 baht, seeking temporary release for his son who has been in police custody.
He said he believed his son was willing to comply with the court's orders if bail was granted.
The court approval will allow Mr Jutupat, who is in his last year of law studies at Khon Kaen University, to sit his final exams on Tuesday and Wednesday, Mr Wiboon added.
Mr Jatupat, also an anti-coup activist, was charged with violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law, after sharing an article on the BBC Thai website, titled Profile: Thailand's New King Vajiralongkorn.
Mr Jatupat was later released on 400,000-baht bail but was taken back into custody on Dec 22 for not deleting the shared article from his Facebook page.
The bail request was then rejected by the court, which believed Mr Jatupat had no intention of deleting the article.
The court also said said comments made by Mr Jatupat after being initially released on bail, which implied authorities sought bail money because the economy was bad, showed he did not respect the law.
Meanwhile, Sirawith "Ja New" Seritiwat, the leader of the New Democracy Movement (NDM), yesterday led his group members on board a train from Bangkok to Khon Kaen to visit Mr Jatupat at the Khon Kaen Correctional Institute.
The journey was part of an activity, Hob Rak Ma Hom Pai which means "embrace Pai with love" in Thai, which aims to give Mr Jatupat moral support during his detention.
The group also held placards urging authorities to release Mr Jatupat.
The activity was also closely monitored by military and police officers, led by Muang Khon Kaen police chief Pol Col Noppadol Petchsutthi, to maintain peace and order.
Mr Sirawith said they wanted to encourage Mr Jatupat, who has been detained for more than 20 days, and advise him on legal procedures. He also questioned whether such action against Mr Jatupat could be called "fairness".
Mr Sirawith said NDM members who went on the journey to Khon Kaen only wanted to buoy Mr Jatupat's spirits, adding they did not want any more charges to be laid.