Criminal Court acquits Kasit in Thaksin's defamation case
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2014
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The Criminal Court Friday acquitted former foreign minister Kasit Piromya in a lawsuit that alleged he had defamed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra during yellow-shirt rallies in November 2008.
The court ruled that since Thaksin was a former prime minister and public figure, Kasit could criticise and question him with sincere intention to protect the national interest.