Jatuporn, chairman of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), was found guilty of causing damage to Abhisit’s reputation when he accused him of ordering “cold-blooded” killings of protesters in 2009.
The court granted Jatuporn’s request for temporary release, with a bail of Bt200,000, on condition that he does not leave the country without court permission.
He is to appeal his case with the Supreme Court.