Srettha Filing Defamation Lawsuit Against Chuwit

[webfact]

 

PHEU THAI candidate for prime minister Srettha Thavisin today (Aug. 6) told his lawyer to file a defamation by advertising lawsuit against political activist Chuwit Kamolvisit for alleging that he was involved in claimed tax evasion by Sansiri Plc, Naewna newspaper said.

 

Srettha’s lawyer, Mr. Winyat Chatmontri, will be filing this lawsuit at Ratchada Criminal Court at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

 

Chuwit alleged Srettha of having conspired to help others evade 521 million baht in tax for the sales of a pricey parcel of land on Sarasin road in lush Sathorn area in 2019 when he was president of Sansiri.

 

Chuwit charged that Srettha had been involved in the alleged evasion of the 521 million baht personal income tax by having a total of 12 individuals who separately owned the land under one land title deed sell off his or her respective plot to the property firm in 12 consecutive days or one seller per day.

 

by TNR Staff

TOP: Pheu Thai candidate for prime minister Srettha Thavisin, left, and political activist Chuwit Kamolvisit, right. Both photos: Thai Rath

 

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[Geoffggi]

If Chuwit only has 8 months left I don't suppose he will be too worried ......................LOL

[hotchilli]

32 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

If Chuwit only has 8 months left I don't suppose he will be too worried ......................LOL

"May" have,  this extra word appeared in another post written about Chuwit.

[bannork]

5 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

"May" have,  this extra word appeared in another post written about Chuwit.

Chuvit may have taken a leaf out of Thaksin's book of lies, misspokes, call it what you will.

Only instead of saying I'll be back in... , Chuvit is saying I'll be going in ....

[stoner]

7 minutes ago, bannork said:

Chuvit is saying I'll be going in ....

in 9 months it will be 6 more months. 

[RichardColeman]

ahhh, the lawsuits of the rich and famous...............They all seem like WAGS and have too much money and nothing to spend it on, and too much time and nothing to do

[Geoffggi]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

"May" have,  this extra word appeared in another post written about Chuwit.

I also said If Chuwit only has 8 months left 

[DPKANKAN]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

ahhh, the lawsuits of the rich and famous...............They all seem like WAGS and have too much money and nothing to spend it on, and too much time and nothing to do

Too much 'saved tax' money!!!!????????????????

[Tropicalevo]

I have sympathy for anyone dying of cancer.

The end date is never certain.

My son was given 6 months to live but survived for two years.

The end result is still the same though.

[bradiston]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

"May" have,  this extra word appeared in another post written about Chuwit.

I have know someone announced 2 years ago he had stage 4. Still going strong. But, did he ever have it? People do the weirdest things for publicity.

[Scouse123]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

If Chuwit only has 8 months left I don't suppose he will be too worried ......................LOL

Yeah, good luck with the ten year lawsuit.

 

32 minutes ago, bradiston said:

I have know someone announced 2 years ago he had stage 4. Still going strong. But, did he ever have it? People do the weirdest things for publicity.

True again, especially if it suits his purposes for a platform to say what he wants.

 

59 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

I have sympathy for anyone dying of cancer.

The end date is never certain.

My son was given 6 months to live but survived for two years.

The end result is still the same though.

The end result is the same for us all.....We die!

 

People like Chuwit who is a rascal and has been around the block, know how this game is played. It wouldn't surprise me if he was kicking around in 2/3 years.

[Srikcir]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

having a total of 12 individuals who separately owned the land under one land title deed sell off his or her respective plot to the property firm in 12 consecutive days or one seller per day.

I'd like to know the specific facts and applicable law in this case.

Do the 12 individuals legally and historically (ie., not the day before sale) each have a title/charnote for a parcel of the whole real estate? Might be a partnership of the 12 with equal individual percentages of ownership. Would it matter? May depend on a partnership agreement where parcels can be sold individually without unanimous partnership agreement.

The public perception might be a single property ownership but legally the opposite.

A further complication is that Thailand uses common law driven by culture and tradition versus case law. 

[kimamey]

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

"May" have,  this extra word appeared in another post written about Chuwit.

Apparently he's having chemo, which suggests some hope.

[webfact]

Graft-busting crusader Chuwit sued for defamation by Srettha Thavisin

 

 

Pheu Thai party’s prime ministerial candidate and former real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin has sued graft-busting crusader Chuwit Kamolvisit for defamation, demanding 500 million baht in compensation.

 

The lawsuit has been filed with the Criminal Court by Srettha’s lawyer, Winyat Chartmontri.

 

Winyat claimed to the media today (Monday) that Chuwit had defamed Srettha, former chief executive of the Sansiri property company, by accusing the firm of buying a plot of land in Bangkok for a condominium project and avoiding tax.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/graft-busting-crusader-chuwit-sued-for-defamation-by-srettha-thavisin/

 

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[harada]

You’d better hurry up Stret he’s likely to drop off of the perch any day, he’ll be an ex person. ????

[John Drake]

46 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pheu Thai party’s prime ministerial candidate and former real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin has sued graft-busting crusader Chuwit Kamolvisit for defamation, demanding 500 million baht in compensation.

Srettha just pulled the pin on a handgrenade and left it in his own pocket.

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Srettha Thavisin has sued graft-busting crusader Chuwit Kamolvisit for defamation,

The usual defence of the guilty.

So it must be true then.

Well done Chuwit.

[ikke1959]

But what if  Chuwit is right and the court condemns mr Settha??? 

[ChrisY1]

4 hours ago, kimamey said:

Apparently he's having chemo, which suggests some hope.

He still has hair..I know, some chemo doesn't change people' hair lines....

[digger70]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

Srettha Thavisin

He may have to worry himself about filing that Law suit . If Chuwit lives long enough and can proof in court that Srettha Is dirty  he'll be sorry that he filed the Law suit.

If Chuwit is wrong  i don't think that he will be worried He'll depart when his time 's up.

[kimamey]

43 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

He still has hair..I know, some chemo doesn't change people' hair lines....

Yes, maybe he's only started or still to start

[Gottfrid]

Only 500 million. 

[CartagenaWarlock]

Lies not protected in Free Speech? In the USA all lies are protected by First Amendment and specifically political lies have guaranteed protection under the First Amendment. That will be Trump's defense in the Jan 6 indictment. However, the indictment is not about he telling lies but about he conspiring to commit  crimes by telling lies. 

Here is an interesting aspect to that. When people were lying to their embassy to get income certification, it was protected under First Amendment unless Thai Government indicts the person in a US court for committing a crime by telling lies. Winning a case by the US government for telling lies, even under oath, is not easy in a US court.

Edited August 7, 2023 by CartagenaWarlock

[jacko45k]

21 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

I have sympathy for anyone dying of cancer.

The end date is never certain.

My son was given 6 months to live but survived for two years.

The end result is still the same though.

Sorry for your loss.....

[anchadian]

Former MP Chuwit Kamolvisit has further accused Sansiri and its former CEO, Pheu Thai PM Candidate Srettha Thavisin, of tax evasion through the use of nominees to purchase lands worth 1 billion baht in Thong Lor. This alleged scheme was purportedly designed to circumvent paying the appropriate amount of taxes for these transactions.

 

He has raised questions about why Sansiri extended a 1 billion baht loan, via its subsidiary, to individuals lacking the financial capacity to repay the loan. These individuals were reportedly acting as nominees for the transactions, and included a housemaid and a security guard.

 

Chuwit asserts that he possesses evidence substantiating these irregular transactions. He has stated his intention to submit this evidence to the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the Senate, and Parliament, urging them to initiate an investigation into Sansiri and Srettha. Additionally, he has revealed his determination to undergo chemotherapy in order to prolong his life for the purpose of pursuing this case.

 

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