Muay Thai legend Buakao Porpramuk lodged criminal defamation charges on Wednesday against Nopparat Poottharatanamanee, the ThaiFight's deputy managing director for what he describes as a slur on his reputation after Mr Pootharatanamanee referred to him as "an acrobatic act" rather than boxing, says The Bangkok Post.
Thailand defamation law defines defamation as: “to impute anything to another person to a third party in a manner likely to impair that person’s reputation or to expose such person to hatred or contempt.” However in Thailand, defamation may be both a criminal offense and/or a civil offense contrary to many Western jurisdictions.
Buakao is claiming 10 million baht in damages.
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