Yingluck to submit written statement to ombudsman regarding to Four Seasons controversy
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra hinted Friday that she would not appear before the ombudsman to explain her meeting with businessmen at the Four Seasons Hotel.
She told reporters that she was drafting a statement of defence to be sent to the Office of Ombudsman.
The office has launched an inquiry into the ethical conduct of the prime minister and set a 30-day deadline for Yingluck to submit her defence.
Chief ombudsman Panit Nitithanprapas said Tuesday that Yingluck would have to explain her private meeting held on February 8 at the hotel after advocacy group, Green Politics, filed a complaint with the ombudsman seeking an inquiry.
