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AI In-brief 14 Sept 04:10

Ex-MP Sira Jenjaka given suspended sentence of eight months for defamation

Former Palang Pracharath MP Sira Jenjaka was sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 40,000 baht for defaming Thai Liberal party leader Sereepisuth Temeeyaves.
The Bangkok South Criminal Court suspended Sira's jail term for two years, ruling his 2019 accusation about Sereepisuth's police chief appointment being linked to the 2006 coup was false.

AI In-brief Today 13:40

Former 'red-shirt' leader Natthawut Saikua **debunks** claims that Thaksin Shinawatra's amnesty petition serves as a political bargaining chip for Pheu Thai's support in an upcoming censure debate.
Natthawut **affirms** Thaksin has completed his prison sentence, stating the amnesty petition is a normal legal right, while **clarifying** that lèse majesté charges are legally excluded from such amnesty.
He **emphasizes** the government's political stability and unity among coalition parties, **rejecting** any notion of a fabricated political deal between Pheu Thai and the government.
Natthawut **underscores** Thaksin's right, as an ousted elected prime minister, to pursue all legal channels, contrasting this with coup leaders who granted themselves immediate amnesty.