The lower court has acquitted a political activist accused by some security officials of violating the lese majeste and computer crime laws in 2016, saying the plaintiffs didn’t have any eyewitnesses or solid evidence to back their allegations against the activist.
In the lawsuit, Harit Nahaton, 31, the acquitted defendant, was accused of defaming the high institution in his chats with Nattharika Warathanyawit, 48, via Facebook Messenger, between January and April 2016.
Ms Nattharika, who fled the country and is now believed to be living in the US, had allegedly used a Facebook account under the name Wararat Mengpramun to communicate with Mr Harit, said the same lawsuit.
The part of the lawsuit against Ms Nattharika, named as the second defendant in the same case, has been suspended ever since she fled the country.
The plaintiffs are a number of security…
