Relatives and supporters of the students and the reporter congratulate them after the court acquitted them on Monday. (Photo by Saichon Srinuanchan)RATCHABURI: The provincial court has acquitted four students and a reporter charged with violating the constitutional referendum law in 2016. Taweesak Kerdpoka, a reporter from the Prachatai news outlet, also travelled with them in the same vehicle. The students claimed they came to give moral support for Boriboon Kiangvarangkoon, a core red-shirt leader in the district, who had been arrested for violating the referendum law earlier. “ I showed my reporter ID card from the start and the police could have checked my identity with my boss.

Source: Bangkok Post January 29, 2018 09:22 UTC