THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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Inter-court panel to decide on Chaturon cases

Inter-court panel to decide on Chaturon cases

THE Military Court yesterday referred the decision on whether it or the Criminal Court should have jurisdiction over the trials of former education minister Chaturon Chaisang to a committee formed by both courts to make the ruling.

Chaturon is being tried for failing to report to the National Council for Peace and Order, for alleged violations of the Computer Crimes Act and for alleged violations of Article 116 of the Penal Code – a sedition charge.
He appeared at the Military Court yesterday for a hearing on a petition he lodged last year in which he argued that the Criminal Court should have jurisdiction over his cases.
He thanked the Military Court for granting him justice by allowing the Inter-Court Committee to make the final decision on the matter. 
The Courts of Justice had earlier |said that the Criminal Court should have jurisdiction over Chaturon’s |cases.
Chaturon, a key member of Pheu Thai Party, said his trials would be temporarily suspended until the final decision was made.
He was arrested on May 27 at the Foreign Correspondents Club for holding a press conference after he refused to respond to a summons and report to the NCPO after the coup.He said he would continue to express constructive opinions on the NCPO and the current administration in accordance with the law, as doing so benefited the public.
Chaturon added that his views, made as a politician and as a citizen, would not violate security laws or affect national security. 
The sedition charge levelled against him carries a maximum jail term of seven years.
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