On 22 September 2014, Phetchaburi Provincial Court accepted an appeal request on the unlawful detention of “Billy”, Porlajee Rakchongcharoen for further appellate procedures.
Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, aka. Billy, and his family (Photo curtesy of Thai PBS)
Earlier on 16 September 2014, Phinnapha Phrueksaphan, Billy’s wife, and her lawyer requested Phetchaburi Provincial Court to allow an appeal against the ruling of the Court of First Instance that evidence of the unlawful detention of Billy was insufficient.
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