Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she is not bothered by the anti-government movement's whistle-blowing campaign.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (Photo by Thiti Wannamontha)
She said a cabinet meeting will still be held in the opposition Democrat Party's stronghold of Songkhla on Nov 29 and 30.
"There might be people who plan to blow whistles at me but I'm more determined to help local people in the area," Ms Yingluck, also a defence minister, said before attending Tuesday's cabinet meeting.
The whistle-blowing was initiated by ex-Democrat MP and anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, who called on the protesters to blow whistles at cabinet ministers and "servants" of deposed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as part of a civil disobedience campaign.
Tarit Pengdith, director-general of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), has warned that people who blow whistles at political opponents, including government and DSI officials, could face legal action under Section 370 of the Criminal Code which states that if someone creates noise that is a nuisance to the public without a proper reason they could be fined up to 100 baht.
Mr Tarit said Section 397 states that if any person causes embarrassment or humiliation to others they could be liable to one month in jail and/or a 1,000 baht.
However, Mr Suthep has insisted that blowing whistles at political opponents is not illegal.
Education Minister Chaturon Chaisaeng and several assistants to different ministers have encountered whistle-blowers since the launch of the "civil disobedience" campaign by the anti-government movement.