Jatuporn gets suspended jail term | Bangkok Post: breakingnews
Jatuporn gets suspended jail term
- Published: 10/07/2012 at 11:30 AM
- Online news:
The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan to six months in jail, suspended for two years, and a fine of 50,000 baht after finding him guilty of defaming Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva.
The lawsuit was filed by Mr Abhisit.
It stated that stated that Mr Jatuporn, at a press conference at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters on Jan 13, 2009, accused Mr Abhisit, who was then prime minister, of showing no respect to His Majesty by sitting on a chair of the same level with that of the King when granted an audience.
The court found Mr Jatuporn guilty of defaming Mr Abhisit and sentenced him to six months in jail and a fine of 50,000 baht. The jain term was suspended for two years.
The court also ordered Mr Jatuporn to publish the court's verdict in ASTV Manager and Matichon dailies for seven consecutive days with his expenses.