Dismissal of treason case against regime upheld

The Appeal Court has upheld the lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit accusing Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and four other leaders of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) of rebellion.

On May 22, 15 members of the Resistant Citizen group led by Pansak Srithep filed a lawsuit against the NCPO executives, accusing them of rebellion in violation of Section 113 of the Criminal Code by staging a coup on May 22, 2014 and taking over the country’s administration.

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