Wuth Boonlert & Samak Donnapee

“The trial of Samak Donnapee and Wuth Boonlert took place at Min Buri Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 10 and 11, 2019. The first day, September 10, centered on the examination of prosecution witnesses ; on the second day, the two defendants presented their defense. Samak Donnapee and Wuth Boonlert were tried together but Samak Donnapee represented himself and Wuth Boonlert was represented by attorneys from Cross Cultural Foundation.”

记录两天审判、Samak 自行辩护和 Wuth 的律师代理。

“From approximately 11am to 1pm, Samak Donnapee presented himself as his own defense witness, with the judge questioning him as he read through his prepared testimony. Samak Donnapee began by explaining his history of service in the park office and how he felt it was his mission to expose corruption in the park department. He went on to explain that s ince his retirement in particular, he has used his Facebook p age to post about the forest and related issues, including land rights. Samak Donnapee then appeared to argue that truth was a defense to the alleged defamation, testifying that the Facebook posts were factual as they were based on government reports showing that the property encroached on the forest land. He also pointed out that they were about the Co- Plaintiff’s brother, as only he was named in the posts.”

Samak 以本人证词说明公开资料依据并主张真实抗辩；这些是辩护主张，不等于报告证实全部指控。

“November 18, 2019: Judgment The TrialWatch monitor and their interpreter attended the judgment on November 18, 2019 at 9:00am; both defendants were present, but the Co-Plaintiff was not. The Court found both defendants not guilty on all charges and thus declined the Co- Plaintiff’s request for damages.”

判决日两人所有指控均获无罪，法院同时拒绝共同原告损害赔偿请求。

“The trial of Samak Donnapee and Wuth Boonlert took place at Min Buri Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 10 and 11, 2019. The first day, September 10, centered on the examination of prosecution witnesses ; on the second day, the two defendants presented their defense. Samak Donnapee and Wuth Boonlert were tried together but Samak Donnapee represented himself and Wuth Boonlert was represented by attorneys from Cross Cultural Foundation.”

记录两天审判、Samak 自行辩护和 Wuth 的律师代理。

“After lunch, the case resumed with defendant Wuth Boonlert on the stand. Wuth Boonlert testified that he is a farmer and also works for a commission set up by the government to look into the cultural and economic issues of minority communities, including the Karen and other forest-dwelling communities. Wuth Boonlert further testified that he had never met the other defendant, Samak Donnapee , before the court proceedings but that he followed Samak Donnapee on Facebook because of their shared interest in forest issues and land rights. Wuth Boonlert testified that he shared Samak Donnapee’s August 28, 2016 post on his own Facebook page, without further commentary and making clear that it was Donnapee’s post, both to give Donnapee credit and also to convey that he wasn't saying the allegation was true but rather wanted to show its provenance and encourage the government to investigate.”

Wuth 解释转发来源和目的，并非承认其转发中的指控为真。

“November 18, 2019: Judgment The TrialWatch monitor and their interpreter attended the judgment on November 18, 2019 at 9:00am; both defendants were present, but the Co-Plaintiff was not. The Court found both defendants not guilty on all charges and thus declined the Co- Plaintiff’s request for damages.”

判决日两人所有指控均获无罪，法院同时拒绝共同原告损害赔偿请求。