Jatuporn gets suspended six-month term for defaming Abhisit
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The Criminal Court Thursday found red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan guilty of defaming former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and gave him a suspended six-month jail term.
The court found Jatuporn guilty of defaming Abhisit by saying Abhisit joining a meeting to plan to order troops to kill the people.
The court also fined Jatuporn Bt50,000. The six-month imprisonment was suspended for two years.
But the court rejected the libel lawsuit in which Abhisit accused Jatuporn of defaming for saying he had dodged the military conscription.
The court reasoned that Jatuporn made the comment as part of his MP’s duty to scrutinise Abhisit’s qualifications when Abhisit becmae the prime minister.
The Nation
