I don't fly on them longer than a couple of hours, unless I absolutely have no other option i.e. Sao Paulo to Rio.
BKK-KUL or BKK-SIN are the limits of my endurance on them and even then there are other options on bigger aircraft e.g. Thai Airways whihc means better business class.
The legal definition of defamation varies from country to country.
From Wikipedia.
On civil defamation:
In practice, defamation law in Thailand has been found by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to be facilitate hostile and vexatious litigation by business interests seeking to suppress criticism.
On criminal defamation:
Criminal defamation charges in Thailand under Section 326 of the Criminal Code are frequently used to censor journalists and activists critical of human rights circumstances for workers in the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation
He'll not run away this time.
There may even be a groundswell of support for him that may be the start of some real reforms.
It certainly looks like they kept these charges back so that they can hold them over him in case he started to become a nuisance again.
Well guess what? He's becoming a nuisance again, as predicted.
Man in white found and complaint filed.
https://thepattayanews.com/2024/05/29/british-tourists-involved-in-viral-soi-six-brawl-with-guards-found-file-formal-legal-complaint/
Unfortunately, nothing can happen unless someone makes a complaint. This is the law in Thailand.
Looks like these thugs will walk, and we know what happens then... they will be free to hurt and probably kill someone else in the future.