1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Media mogul receives two-year jail sentence for defamation - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="i0H3Xf7xPg"><a href="https://cpj.org/2007/03/media-mogul-receives-twoyear-jail-sentence-for-def/">Media mogul receives two-year jail sentence for defamation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2007/03/media-mogul-receives-twoyear-jail-sentence-for-def/embed/#?secret=i0H3Xf7xPg" width="600" height="338" title="“Media mogul receives two-year jail sentence for defamation” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="i0H3Xf7xPg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, March 30, 2007—The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the two year prison term on criminal defamation charges handed down to firebrand and Manager Media Group founder Sondhi Limthongkul, who is appealing the sentence and remains free on bail. A Bangkok criminal court on Thursday sentenced Sondhi in relation to comments he…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260