SAMAK VERDICT ‘GUILTY OF LIBEL’
Thailand’s Criminal Court handed down guilty verdict this morning against Samak, guilty of libel, that he and his friend Dusit Siriwan defamed former deputy Bangkok governor Samart Rajpolasidhi.
The court’s verdict was that former prime minister Samak and Dusit were guilty of libel. Both were sentenced to 2-year jail terms, with no [...]
Sep
25
SAMAK VERDICT ‘GUILTY OF LIBEL’
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Sep
25
Suspected ‘Bad Girls’ Banned from Protest Sites
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Suspected ‘Bad Girls’ Banned from Protest Sites
by David Barkdull
Bangkok
The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have yet again shown their true colors by banning suspected ‘bad girls’ from their protest site at Government House. Declaring its protest site off limits to sex workers, the PAD security guards did not only warn the protesters against sex workers [...]
Sep
25
Former prime minister Samak to attend a criminal court’s ruling on libel case
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Former prime minister Samak to attend a criminal court’s ruling on libel case
Former prime minister Samak will attend a criminal court’s ruling on a libel case against him today says his lawyer. The Criminal Court is set to read verdict today at 9am.
The initial ruling in April sentenced the former PM a 2 year jail [...]