Thai court drops murder charges against officials over vanished activist

BANGKOK (AFP) – A Thai court yesterday dropped murder charges against four national park officials over the disappearance of an environmental activist almost a decade ago, but jailed one on a lesser offence. It was the latest twist in a long-running legal saga after ethnic Karen leader Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, better known by his nickname Billy, […]

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