Court adjourns verdict against Prachatai webmaster
Play
The Criminal Court Monday adjourned its reading of the verdict in the case against the webmaster of Prachatai news website to May 30.
The webmaster, Jiranuch Premchaiporn, was accused of violating Articles 14 and 15 for failing to prevent Internet users posting messages deemed as insulting to the monarchy on her website.
The court reasoned that the presiding judges needed to study a lot of documents.
Several foreign reporters turned up at the Criminal Court to hear the verdict and several friends also came to provide moral support to Jiranuch.
She said she was not worried because she produced all needed evidences to defend herself.
Public prosecutors alleged that Jiranuch as the webmaster intentionally supported or allowed some persons with malicious intent to post messages attacking the monarchy on her website between April 15 and May 3 2008.
Public prosecutors alleged that the violations took place at the Royal Thai Police head office, in Chatuchak district, Wang Mai district, Pathumwan district and around the country.
Jiranuch’s lawyer, Saengchai Ratanaseriwong, said the defendant team tried to prove that the webmaster had no intention of supporting anyone to post messages to attack the monarchy.
The lawyer said if the court hands down a guilty verdict, the defendant will appeal against the ruling.
