Sondhi gets four-month prison termSondhi Limthongkul, centre, leaves the Criminal Court in Bangkok on Tuesday after attending the court hearing in a defamation case involving former MP Thanakorn Nanti. (Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham)The Criminal Court has sentenced media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul to four months in prison without suspension on Tuesday for defaming former MP Thanakorn Nanti over allegations linking him to corruption in several energy-related projects. The court ruled Sondhi’s statements were presented as factual assertions and would lead third parties to believe Mr Thanakorn had engaged in corruption. The court found him guilty of defamation by publication under Section 328 of the Criminal Code. Mr Thanakorn had sought 50 million baht in restitution.

Source: Bangkok Post April 07, 2026 13:55 UTC