Thaksin condemned the action and insisted he would file a lawsuit against those who had implicated him in the wrongdoing. “I will have my legal team sue whoever implicated me in an insult of the monarchy. Meanwhile, Thaksin assigned his lawyer to file a petition to the Attorney-General asking for a review of the lese majeste charge against him. Last week, the new Attorney-General, Khemchai Chutiwong, revealed that the Attorney-General’s Office had agreed to a police request to formally charge Thaksin with lese majeste and violation of the Computer Act. Thaksin was last week in Dubai after spending time with his family in London last month.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 10, 2017 02:37 UTC