Chaovarat threatens to sue Chalerm
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Bhum Jai Thai Party leader Chaovarat Charnvirakul on Thursday threatened to sue Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung for defamation in connection with the mass transit bribery allegation.
“I will check on Chalerm’s remarks and might sue for libel,” he said.
Chaovarat was reacting to the alleged linkage of his party and Sino-Thai Engineering Construction Plc to the kickbacks paid to secure the construction contract for the extension of the mass transit network, known as the Purple, Blue and Red Lines.
According to Chalerm, the kickbacks came to light after the November 12 break-in at the home of Transport permanent secretary Suphoth Sublom. Police have recovered some 17.8 million cash and estimated the loot to worth more than Bt100 million.
