Yingluck's lawyer warns PM she's no bully

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Yingluck's lawyer warns PM his client is not a bully
THE NATION



BANGKOK: -- YINGLUCK Shinawatra is a direct stakeholder in the rice-pledging scheme and has never intimidated or threatened anyone, the former prime minister's lawyer insisted yesterday.

Norrawit Larlaeng was responding to claims made by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that certain stakeholders in the rice-pledging scheme were threatening officials.

Prayut had been speaking to the National Rice Policy Committee (NRPC) last week and he said his efforts to make Yingluck pay for civil liability incurred from the scheme stemmed from his concern that the statute of limitations in the case would expire.

He had instructed the NRPC officials to not allow anyone, especially stakeholders in the case, to threaten or intimidate them. But Norrawit insisted Yingluck did not threaten anybody.

"She only exercised her right to defend herself as she is entitled to by law. She wants to ensure that her case goes through proper justice procedures and is not rushed through the legal process,'' he said.

The Pheu Thai Party had earlier warned the government not to violate the European Parliament's resolution to follow the rule of law and resort to court procedures in the Yingluck case.

Norrawit had earlier cited that the PM's move to issue an administrative order to make Yingluck pay compensation might be deemed abuse of authority and motivated by politics. He said Prayut risked being accused of political harassment.

Norrawit said the rice-pledging scheme appeared to be processed with more haste than any of the other actions against former premiers.

He said Yingluck would today appear at the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office Holders to hear the decision on how many witnesses both sides can bring to the court to testify.

The court will also schedule when each witness will be summoned. He said this process was needed since both sides have more than 100 witnesses and large amounts of documents to present as evidence.

Meanwhile, Anuwat Thinnarat, the former chairman of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, said supporters in Nakhon Ratchasima province would not wear red on Sunday or rally for Yingluck.

"We do not want to stage rallies that become an issue. We will just stay put and send our moral support,'' he said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Yinglucks-lawyer-warns-PM-his-client-is-not-a-bull-30271841.html


-- The Nation 2015-10-29

[worgeordie]

Been rushed through the legal process,is only for poor people,

the rich can string things along and it will take years.

regards worgrdie

[trogers]

Only to exercise her rights so that her case expires under the Statue of Limitations?

[ChrisY1]

This witch hunt is going to get serious...............the Shins against the Junta........face only will determine the outcome, and my bet is YL has the support..............

[Bluespunk]

We know she's not a bully.

Puppets tend to be controlled.

Now as to her puppet masters, well that's a different story.

[Cuchulainn]

This Barbie doll doesn't have the brains to manipulate or bully others. Her scummy brother, on the other hand,....................

[JingerBen]

Her "caddy" taught her how to play.

Old golfers never die - they just lose their balls.

[Basil B]

Bully???

The words "Cry Baby" seem more fitting...

[bangrak]

OK, Mr Norrawit, let's agree to say Yingluck is not, personally(!), bullying, threatening or intimidating anyone, even less officials from the NRPC. Could you, on your side, swear, on the head of all the members of your family, that no-one from PTP/UDD, or close to some Shin, or influential person, lobbyist, ...lawyer, like yourself, has ever been doing anything like it about the rice 'scheme'? Hmm?

Oh, sorry, I forgot, you're a lawyer, so, of course, you would swear so, even when you know it's a big lie...

Incredible there are still Thai people (even 'issanised' Farangs) able to believe a-ny-thing coming from these crooks, but, hey, there is no worse blind...

[bangrak]

This witch hunt is going to get serious...............the Shins against the Junta........face only will determine the outcome, and my bet is YL has the support..............

Of course, YL is not a witch, she might be wicked, but she's not intelligent enough... Thank you though for confirming it: 'the Shins against the junta' it is... As for your bet, rather put your money on: 'YS has support' (the Shins can still afford to go on buying some), but I'd call it very risky to bet on her having ''the' support', as 'the majority' from the PTP/UDD propaganda seemed to be a quite utopic concept in the last few years, or did you just mean in red villages, where residents are not allowed to think different...?

[metisdead]

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[Vandadavid]

What a evil thing to attempt on a former PM

I are Christian and although I sin I would not wish to be you Sir

[Prbkk]

This witch hunt is going to get serious...............the Shins against the Junta........face only will determine the outcome, and my bet is YL has the support..............

Of course, YL is not a witch, she might be wicked, but she's not intelligent enough... Thank you though for confirming it: 'the Shins against the junta' it is... As for your bet, rather put your money on: 'YS has support' (the Shins can still afford to go on buying some), but I'd call it very risky to bet on her having ''the' support', as 'the majority' from the PTP/UDD propaganda seemed to be a quite utopic concept in the last few years, or did you just mean in red villages, where residents are not allowed to think different...?

She's Rhodes Scholar/Nobel Prize material compared with many of the current lot.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

so bringing in the riot squad to remove the opposition party from parliament so the PTP could pass bills that would provide amnesty to 25,000 cases of corruption and bring Takky back scott free is not a bullying tactic?

[Bluespunk]

What a evil thing to attempt on a former PM

I are Christian and although I sin I would not wish to be you Sir

You reap what you sow