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Ekkachai: wrongfully report criminal case against Army Chief for the act of rebellious
Latest Update: 02/09/2019
Defendant
Ekkachai
Case Status
On trial in Court of First Instance
Case Started
2018
Complainant / Plaintiff
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Table of Content
On 17 October 2018, Gen.Apirat Kongsompong, Army Chief made comment to the press with regard to the future of Thai Politics.
Ekkachai and Chokchai see that part of his interview was a threat to stage the coup. They then went to report rebellion case against the Army Chief at the Ladprao Police Station.
The NCPO responsed by had its legal officer Col.Burin Thongpraphai reported the case against Ekkachai and Chokchai for wrongfully report criminal case.
On 8 November 2018, Ekkachai and Chokchai went to acknowedged accusation under section 137 and 172 of the Criminal Code (report false complaint) at Ladprao Police Station.
Both pleaed no guilty. The public prosecutor later filed the case against both defendant to the North Bangkok Municipal Court on 6 December 2018. Both defendants pleaded no guilty.
Witnesses examination of this case were proceeded from 1 to 2 May 2019. The prosecution presented 5 witnesses to the court while the 2 defendants only presented themselves as witnesses before the court.
On 10 June 2019, the North Bangkok Municipal Court aquitted both defendants on the ground that accusation that the defendants report against the Army Chief was due to the actual statement that the Army Chief made to the press.
Since the defendants were active in politics and there was historical fact that the Army did staged the coups in the past. The defendants then report the case because they were concern with the Army Chief's statement but had no intention to harm the Army Chief.
Since the defendants were active in politics and there was historical fact that the Army did staged the coups in the past. The defendants then report the case because they were concern with the Army Chief's statement but had no intention to harm the Army Chief.
Defendant Background
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Offense
Criminal Code section 137, 172, 173
Allegation
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Circumstance of Arrest
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Trial Observation
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Black Case
8327/2561
Court
Bangkok North Municipal Court
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Reference
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Verdict
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