A Thai court has dismissed a criminal defamation case against a British labour activist on a technicality.
A Thai pineapple company brought the case against Andy Hall after a report he wrote which alleged labour abuses by the firm and others.
The court said the attorney general was not involved in the investigation, which is legally required.
Mr Hall faces other charges of violating Thailand's computer crimes act.
Last year, Mr Hall authored a report for Finnwatch, a Finland-based watchdog, alleging poor labour conditions in seafood and pineapple export companies in Thailand.
Natural fruit, which brought the charges, was one of the companies named and denies the findings of the report. It has also brought a civil case against Mr Hall.
The defamation charges relate to an interview Mr Hall gave to the Al-Jazeera network. Defamation is a criminal offence in Thailand.
Thai court rejects UK activist case
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