The military has prohibited university lecturers and students to organise an event in support for an anti-junta activist accused of l��se majest_, saying that Thai people are still mourning for the late King Bhumibol. - On 11 January 2017, Asst. Prof. Winai Phoncharoen of Mahasarakham University told Prachatai that military officers of Mahasarakham Province forbid him from organising activity to show solidarity with Jatuphat "Pai' Boonpattaraksa, the first person charged with l��se majest_ under the reign of King Vajiralongkorn. �_�_ Winai said that him and university students on 10 January contacted the police to ask for permission to hold the event to light up candles for Jatuphat and the officers informed him that they would deploy officers to maintain security at the event. On the evening of the same day, however, the police informed him that the military of �_Mahasarakham Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) prohibits the gathering. The next day, Winai and others lecturers travelled to the ISOC Unit to ask for permission for the event again from the military officers and provincial administrative officers. The Deputy Governor of the Province told him that the event cannot be held because it could cause instability, adding that when the time is right the court would eventually release Jatuphat. He further said that "Thai people are still mourning for the late King Bhumibol and no symbolic event should be held at this time." Jatuphat, one of the key members of New Democracy Movement (NDM), was arrested on 3 December 2016, only two days after King Rama X's accession. He was accused of violating Article 112 of the Criminal Code for sharing on his Facebook account a controversial biography of the King published by BBC Thai. At first, Khon Kaen Provincial Court granted Jatuphat bail after his arrest. However, the court revoked the bail on 22 December after he posted a satirical message mocking authorities on his Facebook account. The message leading to the revocation read, "Economy is poor but they (authorities) took my money for bail."