Constitution Court judges drop libel case
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Three Constitution Court judges yesterday agreed to drop a libel litigation after the three defendants complied with the settlement terms, including the issuing of a public apology.
The case came to light after Matichon newspaper published remarks made by Pheu Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit and a government aide Pasit Sakdanarong and subsequently wrote an editorial based on such remarks in 2010.
Prompong and Pasit alleged that the three judges, Charoon Intachan, Suphot Khaimuk and Chalermpon Ake-uru, were involved in cheating in connection with the administering of admission tests for court officials.
The three judges initiated criminal and civil proceedings for defamation, naming Matichon, Prompong and Pasit as defendants.
The defence team of Prompong was the first to settle out of court. Prompong showed his remorse and agreed to upload his apology clip on YouTube and publish the apology in Matichon for five days.
The judges removed Prompong from the list of defendants in April.
In the settlement involving Matichon, the newspaper agreed to issue and publish its apology for five consecutive days. It removed libellous reports from its online edition. It would also pay for the legal expenses.
As for Pasit, he agreed to give an interview rectifying his remarks and upload it on YouTube. He would publish his apology in Matichon for 10 consecutive days. He would meet with the three judges to personally apologise at a venue to be designated.
