Wissanu to explore compensation for GT200 deal
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said Thursday that he would look into the UK court ruling to see if Thailand could claim compensation for the purchase of fake bomb-detection devices.
“We have to see who exactly filed the lawsuit and what the charges were. Why did Thailand not do anything about it and is it too late to do something now?’’ he queried.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assigned Wissanu to deal with legal issues and see if compensation can be claimed after a court in Britain ruled last week that James McCormick, who began serving a 10-year jail term for selling the dud devices in 2013, forfeited around Bt375 million to his customers.
“If Thailand claims too little in compensation or if we are not granted any, can we file a complaint based on the UK court ruling? If we have to file a new suit, then this court ruling would be used as evidence,’’ he said.
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