A judge at Phuket Provincial Court has granted prosecutors another 30 days in which to consider an appeal in a long-running criminal defamation case against two Phuketwan journalists.
The extension gives the Phuket Prosecutor until December 30 to lodge an appeal against reporters Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison.
It’s the third extension of time following the judge’s dismissal on September 1 of all charges involving the journalists and Phuketwan’s parent company, Big Island Media.
A fourth extension could also be sought, a court official said today, as the deadline for an appeal under the second extension passed at 4pm.
”We placed our faith in Thailand’s justice system,” said Morison, 68. ”We believe the judge’s vertict was right and just.
”It’s a surprise to us that this case has not been concluded. The facts are plain.”
Morison recently received a Freedom Award from Anti-Slavery Australia for anti-trafficking reporting with Khun Chutima. He has also been nominated for next year’s Australian of the Year awards.
‘We have told the Royal Thai Navy that they will have to kill us to stop us reporting on human trafficking in Thailand,” Morison said. ”We have no plans to stop reporting on that issue.” (Courtesy of RVision)
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