Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn (L) and his lawyer Anantachai Chaidet (R)
The lawyer representing Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief, has threatened to sue any individual or media outlet which states or implies that his client has any involvement in the illegal online gambling business.
Anantachai Chaidet said today (Wednesday) that he will submit a petition to the Bangkok South Criminal Court asking for an enquiry to be held into the legitimacy of the search of Pol Gen Surachate’s house by cyber task force officers and the arrests of eight police officers on Monday.
He advised reporters to cross check the accuracy their reports and the credibility of their sources before publishing or broadcasting the stories.
Meanwhile, Pol Lt-Gen Trairong Piewpan, commissioner of Legal Affairs and Litigation of the Royal Thai Police, told the…
