Yingluck risks being counter-sued, says ex-judge

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2015
Yingluck risks being counter-sued, says ex-judge

FORMER prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra risks getting slapped with a counter-suit for accusing a former attorney-general and three prosecutors of abuse of authority, former Supreme Court justice Chuchart Srisaeng said Thursday.

Yingluck could be charged with violating Article 175 of the Criminal Code for allegedly framing others and taking them to court, which is punishable by up to five years in jail, Chuchart posted on Facebook.
Yingluck’s legal team may be attempting to delay her trial at the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders over the rice-pledging scheme by filing the suit against the state attorneys, he said.