TRT files suit against Suthep
Deputy secretary-general of the Thai Rak Thai Party Prommin Lertsuridej filed on Friday a criminal defamation suit against Democrat Party secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban.
The TRT suit is seeking Bt100 million in damages over accusations by Suthep that senior TRT members had lobbied small parties to filed candidates in the April 2 election. The suit says that Suthep accused the TRT members of conspiring to subvert the democratic system by recruiting small parties to field contestants in constituencies where TRT candidates were unsure of polling enough votes. While the court said it had discussed proceeding with the case, it would have to gather further evidence to ascertain whether the case was wellgrounded. After that they will summon Democrat members to testify. The court has invited members of each party to a hearing next month. The Nation
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