Thaksin's lawyers threaten opponents with lawsuits

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's lawyers Saturday threatened to sue anyone accusing him lacking loyalty to the monarchy and betraying the country.

Wichit Plangsrisakul and other authorised lawyers to Thaksin said at a hotel in Phuket that some media and a group of people had been expressing their own opinion that distorted the fact involving a recent interview Thaksin gave to the British-based Times Online and made grave accusations against him.

The lawyer said Thaksin had not taken legal action against those who had undergone constant smear campaigns over the past years but after they accused him of not being loyal to the King, being a traitor, and selling the country, Thaksin must protect his name as he found those accusations unacceptable.

The Nation