The Criminal Court this morning began the first hearing of a case in which the army chief charged the fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra for libel and national security threat.
The Army commander-in-chief Gen Udomdej Sitabutr brought criminal charges against Thaksin on May 26 over his interview to foreign media accusing the military coup staged by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) was backed by the Privy Council.
Unfounded accusations by the fugitive former were tantamount to breach Articles 112, 326 and 328 of the Criminal Code.
Appearing before the Criminal Court to testify was Maj-Gen Sarayut Kliunma, director of the Royal Thai Army’s Office of the Judge Advocate.