Bangkok, Aug. 7-Criminal Court orders imprisonment "Doctor Gold Medal" 5 years, fined 100,000 baht, but suspended Posting defamation messages to "Sira", a former MP of Pracharat power
The court scheduled to hear the verdict of Mr. Sira Jenjaka, a former MP for Bangkok, Palang Pracharat Party. is the plaintiff filed a lawsuit Maj. Gen. Rongthong Naanna, director of Mongkutwattana Hospital, was the defendant in an offense of defamation by advertising under Section 328.
Plaintiff's complaint concluded that Between December 22-26, 2021, the defendant used a Facebook page named "Rongthong Naan" to post messages on Facebook to defame the plaintiff with vulgar words, a total of 5 times, with different karma and different agendas. that the plaintiff was ruled by the Constitutional Court that he was ineligible to be a candidate MP because he had been sentenced and deprived of political rights for 20 years and messages like that Invasion of the field hospital Until having to postpone the opening of the Sanam Palung Phaen Hospital Until causing an impact on patients with COVID-19 including other messages tarnish the reputation of the plaintiff despised The incident occurred in Thung Song Hong Subdistrict, Lak Si District, Bangkok.
By today, Maj. Gen. Dr. Rong Thong, the defendant, together with the lawyer come to hear the judgment as scheduled While the plaintiff sent a lawyer's clerk instead.
The court reviewed the evidence saw that the defendant posted such a message on Facebook Which is open to the public, with people posting comments at the end Considered an offense for defamation of the plaintiff to damage. despised According to the Criminal Code, Section 328 in conjunction with Section 326 are multiple offenses requiring punishment for every offense. But the action was not serious. sentenced to imprisonment for a total of 5 counts, one year for each count, a fine of 20,000 baht per count, a total of 5 years imprisonment, a fine of 100,000 baht. Imprisonment, therefore suspended for 2 years, to delete all defamation messages posted on Facebook. and advertise in any newspaper The defendant pays for advertising.
The reporter reported that Mr. Sira had filed a lawsuit against Maj. Gen. Rong Thong Naeng for defamation by advertising in 4 cases, of which 3 cases have already been sentenced, namely the black case number Aor 1919/2564. The court sentenced him to 3 years in prison and 3 fines. Hundred thousand baht, imprisonment, suspended , Black case number Or. 1510/2565, the court sentenced to 2 years in prison and a fine of 200,000 baht, imprisonment suspended, and in this case, black number, Or. The fourth case is Black Case No. Or. 2577/2565. The court made an appointment to examine witnesses in February 2024.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency