NACC to file lawsuits against masterminds behind HQ siege
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THE NATIONAL Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is gathering evidence to file a criminal lawsuit against those who masterminded the red-shirt siege of its headquarters last week.
In a statement Tuesday, the NACC said it would find out if ministers or government figures in the caretaker government had ordered the siege, and if so, they could face criminal charges under Article 157 of the Criminal Code. The agency claims that it has a video clip showing certain ministers and government figures delivering speeches in Nakhon Ratchasima on February 23, seemingly ordering the red shirts to protest against independent agencies and courts.
The Community Radio Operators network, a faction of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), blocked the entrance to the NACC headquarters in Nonthaburi last Thursday in a move to stop the agency from considering a case against caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in relation to the rice-pledging scheme.
The red shirts have accused the NACC of unfair treatment and “double standards” for its investigation against Yingluck, while ignoring a similar probe against members of the Abhisit Vejjajiva administration.
The Nation
