Thailand - Jiew's trial adjourned until September for further witness testimony

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The trial of the news website Prachatai's editor, Chiranuch Premchaiporn, has been adjourned until 1 September with the agreement of her lawyers. As it has been taking longer than expected to hear the testimony of the prosecution witness, the court decided to postpone the hearings planned for 15, 16 and 17 February. The nine prosecution witnesses will now be heard in September, and the defence witness will give their evidence in October. Better known as Jiew, Chiranuch is facing up to 70 (...)

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