Jatuporn sentenced two years in prison with no abstention
The Criminal Court today sentenced Jatuporn Promphan, leader of the redshirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, two years in prison after finding him guilty of defaming former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in October 2009.
The court handed the imprisonment term with no abstention when he accused the former premier of ordering the suppression of protesters while addressing a gathering of anti-government protest on October 11, 2009 at the Democracy Monument.
The court also found that his accusation that the former premier Abhisit had attempted to delay submission of the amnesty bill for royal approval for fugitive premier Thaksin Shinawatra was false and would merely defame his reputation.
Jatuporn was consulting his lawyer to pose 200,000 baht in asset as bail for temporary release.
His lawyer was also considering to appeal the sentence to the Appeals Court.
http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/jat...-no-abstention
The Criminal Court today sentenced Jatuporn Promphan, leader of the redshirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, two years in prison after finding him guilty of defaming former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in October 2009.
The court handed the imprisonment term with no abstention when he accused the former premier of ordering the suppression of protesters while addressing a gathering of anti-government protest on October 11, 2009 at the Democracy Monument.
The court also found that his accusation that the former premier Abhisit had attempted to delay submission of the amnesty bill for royal approval for fugitive premier Thaksin Shinawatra was false and would merely defame his reputation.
Jatuporn was consulting his lawyer to pose 200,000 baht in asset as bail for temporary release.
His lawyer was also considering to appeal the sentence to the Appeals Court.
http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/jat...-no-abstention
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