Court acquits group of Moonies
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Dr Lek Thaveetermsakul, secretary-general of the local arm of the Unification Church's Universal Peace Federation, was overjoyed when the Supreme Court acquitted him and seven others yesterday of charges related to racketeering, public deception and posin
Lek said he was happy that justice was finally served because he and his fellow Moonies felt stigmatised over the past two decades, even though they worked on promoting love, unity and world peace. The verdict confirmed that the group was not involved in criminal actions or inciting disunity as accused, he said, adding that the federation would next week host a press conference to inform the public of the court verdict and facts.
The NPKC accused Lek and seven others of inciting public chaos and disunity through writing and the spoken word. However, the group was acquitted by the Criminal Court in February 2003 and by the Appeals Court in June 2004.
