Court to file complaint against top red shirt
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The Office of the Constitution Court will today file a complaint outlining six charges against a red-shirt leader, two Pheu Thai MPs and two other individuals accused of undermining the court's reputation, spokesman Somrit Chaiwong said yesterday.
“The complaint will be lodged at the Crime Suppression Division in order to activate the legal proceedings,” he said.Somrit said court secretary-general Chaowana Traimas authorised the filing of the complaint on the judiciary’s behalf.
Red-shirt leader Yotwarit Chooklom, aka Jeng Dokjik, and a Pheu Thai MP will face charges of offending and intimidating the judges while they were performing their duties.
The charges against the two will be based on their speeches at rallies, which were allegedly designed to insult, intimidate and incite fear. Yotwarit also distributed the phone numbers of the judges, encouraging his supporters to make hate calls, according to the complaint.
Pheu Thai MP Kokaew Pikulthong will have to answer a charge of coercion. His remarks threatened the use of force to coerce the judges to lapse in their duty. Two individuals, Anurak Jentawanit and Wuthipong Kotchathamkhun, will face three charges – fabricating charges against the judges, intimidation and insulting the judges.
The fabrication charge was based on separate police complaints filed by the two in connection with the judicial review on the charter amendment bill.
The other two charges were based on their rally activities, including a mock cremation of the judges and the displaying of slanderous banners.
