Yingluck files complaints against Democrats
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has filed three police complaints charging four Democrats with defaming her in connection with the Four Seasons Hotel meeting.
Yingluck’s legal team lodged the complaints Thursday at Lumpini police station, targetting three Democrat MPs and a party spokesman. The MPs are Thepthai Senpong, Sirichok Sopha and Mallika Boonmeetrakul. Democrat spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut is also on the list of the accused.
“The police complaints are deemed necessary in order to defend the integrity of PM Yingluck in her role as a woman and mother,” Pheu Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit said.
Prompong said the accused had smeared and dishonoured Yingluck and her family beyond the airing of criticism for a public figure.
In the first case, Thepthai, Sirichok and Chavanond were accused of making malicious remarks against Yingluck in a talk show aired on February 15 by Blue Sky Channel, a satellite television station.
For the second case, Chavanond gave various interviews from February 15 to 21, smearing Yingluck for conflict of interest.
The third case named Mallika as the accused for portraying Yingluck as unfit to be a mother and to serve in the position of prime minister.
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