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ONLINE PETITION CALLS ON SHIN CORP TO DROP LIBEL SUIT

In July 2003 Supinya Klangnarong, Secretary General of the Campaign
for Popular Media Reform in Thailand had noted, in an interview
published in the Thai Post, that Shin Corporation profits had soared
since Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had come to power and had
questioned the relationships between politics and commercial
interests. Shin Corp was founded by the Prime Minister and is now
owned by his family.

Supinya paid dearly for her comments as in late 2003, SHIN CORP filed
a criminal libel suit against Ms Supinya Klangnarong, Secretary
General of the Campaign for Popular Media Reform, followed by a civil
suit seeking compensation for loss of earnings of approximately $10
million. The trial has a start date of 19th July 2005.

This petition is already supported by Noam Chomsky, Ariel Dorfman, Bob
McChesney, Bernard Cassen and Armand Mattelart. Follow suit by signing
up to WACC's call for SHIN to drop the case. The online petition is
available on:
www.wacc.org.uk/supinya.

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Notes for editors:
For more information on Supinya's case, including a full chronology of
the case and dates for the court proceedings, go to:
www.wacc.org.uk/supinya

Contact info: Myriam Horngren, Advocacy and Network Coordinator
[log in to unmask] Office 44 (0) 207 582 9139 Mobile 447962 06 26 98

Hi-res photographs are available from Sean Hawkey, Communication
Officer [log in to unmask] Office 44 (0) 207 582 9139

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