Opposition vows PM legal action

The opposition yesterday vowed to proceed with legal action against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in three alleged ethical misconduct cases, which it grilled the premier over in the recent no-confidence debate.

- CHAIRITH YONPIAM

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a People’s Party (PP) list-MP, told a press conference yesterday that the main opposition party was committed to seeking legal action against the prime minister even though she easily survived the no-confidence vote thanks to overwhelming support from coalition MPs.

He described the move as “operation rubbing salt into the wound”

The first case concerns the PM's use of promissory notes (PN) in her claimed acquisition of shares from her family worth 4.43 billion in total, which should have been subject to 218.7 million baht in gift tax, had the PN not been used in lieu of the usual payment method, said Mr Wiroj.