MP Rangsima to sue key red

Published: 24/02/2012 at 07:39 PM
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Democrat MP Rangsima Rodrassamee will file a defamation lawsuit against a prominent red-shirt member, seeking punitive damages of between 10 and 100 million baht.

Wirat Kalyasiri, a Songkhla Democrat MP on the party's legal team, said on Friday that lawyers were preparing to file the suit on behalf of Ms Rangsima against Pornsak Srilamoon, a key member of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD).The Democrats say Mr Pornsak defamed Ms Rangsima in a speech at a UDD-sponsored event to open 1,000 red-shirt villages in Udon Thani last Sunday. Mr Pornsak is alleged to have cursed Ms Rangsima as being a wicked, depraved and foul woman and to have commented on her personal life. He was also alleged to have insulted the MP’s mother, according to Mr Wirat. Mr Pornsak's speech was broadcast on a red-shirt cable TV channel. Ms Rangsima, who represents Samut Songkhram, also said she was threatened and bullied by anonymous individuals after last Thursday’s House...

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med142
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Discussion 16 : 26/02/2012 at 02:29 PM16
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She can sue me anytime. Its out of controll now yes. but who started it first? It is not politics anymore. Its spitting out the dummy time.
It would be nice to sit in the debates, and just stand up and say to them all. Shut up, now lets debate political issues, policies etc for the benifit of the country. This not a classroom full of kids, but a place where decisions are made by adults.
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Discussion 15 : 26/02/2012 at 02:25 PM15
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Very unacceptable ... should be sued but 10-100 million ... well sure she ain't gonna get that .
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Discussion 14 : 26/02/2012 at 09:35 AM14
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This is clearly defamation of character. This is not allowed in America. There are stiff penalties for doing so.
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Discussion 13 : 25/02/2012 at 01:54 PM13
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Hi :Lazar, lets get rolling the tanks.. glad to see back again so this Parties (democrat and Pheu thai) will be gone. They are just fighting like kindergartens.
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Discussion 12 : 25/02/2012 at 10:18 AM12
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Its time for the court to disband both Parties and hand power back to the military.
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Discussion 11 : 25/02/2012 at 07:46 AM11
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I challenge Rangsima to repeat her remarks in parliament against PM YS outside the parliament.
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Discussion 10 : 25/02/2012 at 01:22 AM10
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Rangsima's mom should also file a defamation lawsuit if she was really insulted.
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Discussion 9 : 25/02/2012 at 12:02 AM9
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True democracy means intimidating all who do not agree with you.
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Discussion 8 : 24/02/2012 at 11:59 PM8
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The Democrat still thinks they are in power. They can accuse the current PM Yingluck from having a tryst in Four Season Hotel and unqualified mother. Now yet, they couldn't take any comments from others? It is time for the Court to disband the Party and ban those uncivilized politicians.
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Discussion 7 : 24/02/2012 at 11:33 PM7
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Meanwhile, the deputy spokesman of the Dem Party publicly stated YS was "not suitable as a mother", while an ex-MP for the Dem Party makes vulgar sexist comments against YS. The hypocritical irony.

ps - Suing for defamation is not the proper response to childish name-calling and threats of violence. One should be ignored like a mature adult, the other reported to the police.
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