Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra late on Monday night tweeted he was “extremely concerned” to learn that his name had been mentioned in a lese majeste message. He concluded by saying in future he would take legal action against whoever had mentioned his name in relation to any alleged act of lese majeste. An informed source said Thaksin had assigned a lawyer to petition the attorney-general on his behalf on Thursday and seek a review of any decision to indict him for lese majeste. In 2015, the TCSD accused Thaksin of violating the lese majeste law and the Computer Crime Act in an interview given overseas. The decision followed an interview Thaksin gave to Chosun Ilbo newspaper in Seoul on May 20, 2015.

Source: Bangkok Post October 10, 2017 05:37 UTC