Pheu Thai party’s prime ministerial candidate and former real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin has sued graft-busting crusader Chuwit Kamolvisit for defamation, demanding 500 million baht in compensation.
The lawsuit has been filed with the Criminal Court by Srettha’s lawyer, Winyat Chartmontri.
Winyat claimed to the media today (Monday) that Chuwit had defamed Srettha, former chief executive of the Sansiri property company, by accusing the firm of buying a plot of land in Bangkok for a condominium project and avoiding tax.
He claimed that Chuwit held a press conference at his hotel on August 3rd, during which he allegedly made the accusation against the Sansiri company, in the full knowledge that parliament was scheduled to select the prime minister the following day and with the intention to mislead the public into believing that Srettha is not an honest man and should not be…
