BANGKOK, May 21 – Police on Tuesday will summon an influential daily newspaper cartoonist to acknowledge charges next month following his recent Facebook comment which landed him a defamation lawsuit .
The police action came afer a lawyer authorised by the prime minister lodged a defamation complaint against Chai Rachawat, the professional name of Somchai Katanyutanan, after he posted comments on his Facebook page criticising the premier on her recent speech at a political forum in Mongolia early this month.
Deputy Metropolitan Police commander Pol Maj Gen Anuchai Lekbamrung said initial investigation as well as opinions from legal, linguistic and academic experts concluded that there are sufficient grounds to press charges against the cartoonist.
Chai Rachawat is summoned for June 5 to hear the charges which Gen Anuchai said cannot be revealed now pending further discussions among the police investigation team.
