In a recent ruling, the Criminal Court handed down a sentence to the director of Mongkutwattana Hospital, Major General Doctor Rianthong Nanna, convicting him of defamation offences against Sira Jenjaka, a former Bangkok MP for the Palang Pracharath Party.
The judgement includes a prison sentence of five years and a penalty fine amounting to 100,000 baht. However, due to his historical contributions to community welfare, the court held the prison term for two years, suspending judgement.
Moreover, the court prescribed the removal of all correspondence and content found to damage the reputation of the former MP from Rianthong’s Facebook posts. To make amends, he was ordered to issue a public apology in printed newspapers, with all costs associated with this to be furnished by the hospital director in full.
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