On 22 May, 2018 in Bangkok, 15 pro-democracy activists were charged by police with sedition, violating the junta's ban on political gathering of five persons under the Head of the NCPO Order and the Road Traffic Act. They have been in police custody until present. Police could detain them up to 48 hours before bringing them before court to request for further pre-trial detention. It was earlier reported that police would bring them before the court to request for further detention of the activists on 23 May 2018. However, at 11.30 on 23 May 2018, the police informed TLHR that they would press additional charges under the Public Assembly Act 2015 against the activists. During 21.00 to midnight, police informed offences under Public Assembly Act 2015 against the 15 activists. Therefore, the activists had to be detained at police stations for another night before being brought by police to court for further detention request on 24 May 2018. On 24 May, 2018, the 15 activists were transported from police stations to the court around noon. Police submitted the request to court for 12 days of further pre-trial detention while the activists' lawyers submitted a motion to object to the police request. At 15.20, the Court dismissed the activists' motion without presiding to hear their lawyers' in the interest of objection and direct examination. As a result, the 15 activists had to request for bail from the Court and placed cash of total 1.5 million THB (46,800USD) - 100,000 THB per person. If indicted to court, they may face up the maximum sentence of up to seven years in jail.