Thai Examiner
Ongoing legal war between Cabinet minister and People’s Party firebrand sees police station showdown
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Ice Rakchanok fires back after reporting to Bangkok police over Suchart Chomklin’s defamation and computer-crime complaints. She calls the cases a SLAPP and tells politicians to accept criticism or quit as a separate ฿50m damages battle continues.
Key facts
- Suchart seeks ฿50 million damages as lawyers pursue defamation and Computer Crime Act charges
- Suchart rises from local Chonburi politics to Labour Minister before returning to government in 2024
- Ice Rakchanok fires back after reporting to Bangkok police over Suchart Chomklin’s defamation and computer-crime complaints
- Suchart’s lawyers reject SLAPP claim as Rakchanok says politicians must tolerate public criticism
- Thong Lor encounter follows complaints over social media posts as the wider political legal battle grows
- Mr Suchart sought ฿50 million in damages from the opposition MP
Summary
People’s Party firebrand Rakchanok “Ice” Srinok faced police charges on Monday as her legal war with Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin intensified. The Bangkok MP denied defamation and Computer Crime Act accusations, branded the cases a SLAPP and told politicians to tolerate criticism or quit. Meanwhile, Mr Suchart is pursuing several complaints, including a ฿50 million damages claim.
The legal battle between People’s Party MP Rakchanok Srinok and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin flared again on Monday. Rakchanok, widely known as “Ice”, reported to Thong Lor Police Station in Bangkok to acknowledge criminal charges. The opposition firebrand arrived with her lawyer at approximately 5 pm. She then met investigators and formally acknowledged the accusations before having her fingerprints taken.