Protest leaders and rights lawyers are suing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon and others for 3.5 million baht in damages over the declaration of a state of severe emergency in Bangkok last month.
Representatives of the Human Rights Lawyers Association filed the lawsuit with the Civil Court on Ratchadaphisek Road on Friday. It suit also targeted national police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk, the Royal Thai Police Office and the Prime Minister’s Office.
There are seven complainants, including Patsaravalee “Mind” Tanakitvibulpon, a student-protest leader…
