The family of Chit Singhaseni, a royal aide convicted for the murder of King Ananda Mahidol and executed in 1955, has filed a request with the Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court for a new trial.

<div><br />The Criminal Court on Thursday acquitted a 65-year-old vendor of a charge of lèse majesté. He <a href="http://freedom.ilaw.or.th/en/case/485">had been arrested</a> for selling the banned book ‘Devil’s Discus’ at yellow shirt rallies in 2006.</div> <p></p>