Jakarta: Thailand has blamed Australia for the detention of Hakeem al-Araibi, arguing it only detained the Melbourne-based refugee footballer after an Interpol Red Notice alert was issued by Canberra.

Hakeem Al-Araibi arrives at the Bangkok court on Monday with his legs shackled. Credit:EPA

And it has insisted that people should "refrain from pre-judging the Court’s rulings and prematurely jumping to the conclusion that Thailand will extradite Mr Hakeem back to Bahrain".

"Thailand had previously not been aware of Mr Hakeem’s case and does not have any prejudice against him. Indeed, we would not have become involved in the issue had we not received the Red Notice alert from the Australian Interpol and the subsequent formal request by Bahrain for his arrest and extradition," Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday.

"The case is now under the purview of the Court of Justice. In proceeding with the legal process, the Executive Branch cannot interfere with the judicial process."