Deferred jail term for Sondhi, Sarocha
- Published: 2/09/2010 at 12:28 PM
- Online news: Local News
The Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced Sondhi Limthongkul, a Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leader, and Sarocha Porn-udomsak to six months each in jail, suspended for two years, after finding them guilty of defaming former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
In the lawsuit, Mr Sondhi and Ms Sarocha are the first and second defendants, and Manager Media Group Plc the third defendant.
The lawsuit stated that on Aug 24, 2007 Mr Sondhi and Ms Sarocha hosted a programme "Yam Fao Paen Din" broadcast on ASTV which featured speeches they made to PAD supporters in the United States.
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