Sondhi jailed two years, fined Bt200,000 for defaming Gen Mongkol
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The Rayong Provincial Court Wednesday sentenced Sondhi Limthongkul, the founder of Manager Group and yellow-shirt leader, to two years in jai for defaming Gen Mongkol Ampornpisit, former chairman of the TPI Polene rehabilitation committee.
The court also ordered Sondhi to pay a compensation of Bt200,000 plus 7.5 per cent interest per annum from August 21, 2007 when the lawsuit was filed.
Mongkol stated in the lawsuit that Sondhi defamed him during the Yam Fao Pandin political talk show program on May 25 2007. The program was aired on Cable TVs, some radio stations and Internet.
The suit said Sondhi defamed Mongkol by alleging him with abusing his authority to siphon money from TPI, which has changed name to IRPC Plc, by paying huge salary to himself and paying a huge management fee to an advisory firm.
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