Thai court clears former Prime Minister Shinawatra of charges of insulting the monarchy

Thailand's criminal court has dropped the case against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was accused of insulting the monarchy. This was announced on August 22 by Thai PBS TV channel.

"The criminal Court dismissed the case against Thaksin Shinawatra in the case of insulting the monarchy in an interview with South Korean media in 2015, stating that the plaintiff could not prove whether the interview clip was edited," the broadcaster clarifies.

According to the court, the videos presented were only partial excerpts, and Shinawatra's words were not directly related to the monarch. The plaintiff failed to prove whether the videos were edited, so the charges were dropped.

Shinawatra's lawyer, Vinat Chatmontry, said that the decision to file an appeal remains with the prosecutor. After the verdict was announced, the former prime minister left the court without commenting to the media, Thai PBS writes.

In August last year, the Constitutional Court of Thailand dismissed Prime Minister Sethu Thawisin from his post. He was accused of violating the code of ethics. The Prime Minister of Thailand was complained to the Constitutional Court in May of the same year. A group of 40 senators of the country accused Thavisin of violating constitutional ethics.

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