Thaksin Shinawatra Files 100 Million Baht Defamation Lawsuit Against Warong Dechgitvigrom - CTN News
Source: CTN News l Chiang Rai Times
Published on: 2024-06-27 21:10
(CTN News) - Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister, has launched a defamation action against Warong Dechgitvigrom, the head of the Thai Pakdee Party, accusing him of paying a bribe to be released on bail in a lese majeste case. Thaksin's attorney, Winyat Chartmontree, filed a lawsuit against Warong, seeking 100 million baht in damages. Warong, a long-time Thaksin Shinawatra critic, gave a public statement and posted on social media, saying that 2 billion baht was paid to judicial officials in exchange for release on bail in the lese majeste case. Thaksin was granted release on a 500,000 baht bond last week and told not to leave the country without court authorization after pleading innocent to charges of defaming King Rama IX in a 2015 interview with South Korean media. Winyat stated that, while Warong did not identify Thaksin Shinawatra by name in his speech or post, he did ...
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