Thailand: media outlet editorial team and editor-in-chief sued for defamation
Event- Country
- Thailand
- Initial Date
- Aug 22, 2023
- Event Description
Sondhi Limthongkul is suing Prachatai and its editor-in-chief for defamation, alleging that Prachatai distorted his words, leading its readers to misunderstand that he supported a coup. He stated that coups are not legitimate and he has never endorsed one.
On 22 August 2023, Prachatai’s editorial team at the Foundation for Community Educational Media (FCEM) received a summons relating to a defamation case filed by Sondhi Limthongkul, former leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy and founder of ASTV media group. The lawsuit targeted both FCEM and Prachatai’s editor-in-chief, Tewarit Maneechai.
The defamation charge stems from an alleged misrepresentation of Sondhi’s views, implying that he supports a coup. The court has scheduled a preliminary hearing for 30 October 2023.
- Impact of Event
- 2
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Online
- Freedom of expression
- HRD
- Media Worker
- Perpetrator-Non-State
- Non-state
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 13.740689649033785
Longitude: 100.47664693845266
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 22 August 2023, media outlet Prachatai's editorial team and its editor-in-chief Tewarit Maneechai, were sued by media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul for allegedly distorting his opinion on coups in Bangkok, Thailand.