Thai Court Dismisses Treason Charge Against Junta Leader

BANGKOK – Thailand’s criminal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by four activists who accused junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha of high treason for staging a coup d’etat against an elected government one year ago.

Four activists from the anti-coup group ‘Resistant Citizens’ filed the largely-symbolic lawsuit at the court on 22 May – the first anniversary of the coup.

TN

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