<div><div>While suspects ordinarily seek ways to reduce their sentence or prove their innocence, a human rights lawyer accused of royal defamation has dismissed his defence lawyers, called no witnesses and challenged the court&rsquo;s authority in protest against injustice.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>On 8 May 2018, the Bangkok Criminal Court heard a witness in the case where human rights lawyer Prawet Prapanukul, 57, is accused of violating Article 112 of the Criminal Code, the royal defamation law.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Before the testimony began, Prawet had a heated 30-minute argu</div></div>

<p><span>The&nbsp;</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://www.hrw.org/asia/thailand&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1493877498176000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGihXeZjPvcVJ71YrHm4kdOJk6N0g" href="https://www.hrw.org/asia/thailand" target="_blank">Thai</a><span>&nbsp;government should immediately disclose the whereabouts of Prawet Prapa</span></p>