BANGKOK — Khaosod newspaper has been acquitted of libel charges filed by Buddha Issara, an ultra-royalist Buddhist monk who led protests against the former government last year.

Buddha Issara, a core leader of the People’s Committee for Absolute Democracy With the King As Head of State (PCAD), sued Matichon and Khaosod newspapers, which own Khaosod English, in April 2014.

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