He is demanding 100 million baht in damages for each suit. The civil actions follow defamation lawsuits which the veteran politician lodged with the Criminal Court against the same people earlier this month. Mr Yongyut demanded 100 million baht in compensation from the four for allegedly damaging his reputation. Udom Prongfah, Mr Yongyuth's lawyer, said civil action was taken against Chuvit and those involved in the programmes because they implicated Mr Yongyuth in criminal activities which were untrue and damaged his reputation. Mr Udom said Mr Yongyuth had nothing to do with the football club and never conspired with anyone to launder money or manipulate stocks.

Source: Bangkok Post February 15, 2018 22:52 UTC