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Bribe plot rumours swirl

Bribe plot rumours swirl

PM downplays claim, demands evidence

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha walks back to his office after a cabinet meeting at Government House on Tuesday. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday brushed aside a claim by former deputy prime minister Trairong Suwannakhiri that some MPs were each offered between 5-30 million baht to vote against him in an upcoming no-confidence debate.

Asked about a move to spend the money to buy votes from MPs to unseat him, Gen Prayut said: “Show me evidence. Anyone can say whatever they want … I don’t know I never did this.”

Asked if he would launch a probe to find out who spread the…

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