Bribe plot rumours swirl
PM downplays claim, demands evidence
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…