Prosecutors will decide on Wednesday whether to indict Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and two party executives over their Facebook Live sessions last year criticising the regime for recruiting former MPs.
Mr Thanathorn and the executives face legal complaints filed by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) in connection with remarks they made live via two Facebook pages, "The Future We Want" and "Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit" on June 26 last year.
They claimed the NCPO was poaching former MPs. At the time, politicians with a strong chance of election were reportedly planning to eventually defect to the pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPP).
Three days later, Col Burin Thongprapai, representing the NCPO, filed a complaint with the police against Mr Thanathorn and the two FFP executives, insisting the remarks were untrue. They were charged with importing false information into the computer system, which violates the Computer Crime Act.
FFP spokeswoman Phannika Wanit said Mr Thanathorn and the executives acknowledged the charges on Sept 17 and later provided written explanations countering them to the police.
The police informed Mr Thanathorn's lawyer that the investigation summary was presented to prosecutors last Friday. The FFP leader and executives were summonsed to meet the prosecutors Wednesday to hear whether they will be indicted in court.
Ms Phannika said Tuesday Mr Thanathorn is not the only person who made remarks about the alleged poaching of former MPs.
"The issue has been widely talked about, and if anyone or party was to be prosecuted over it, every single person in this country would go to court," she said.
The spokeswoman said the party leader and executives spoke in the Facebook Live programmes using information they had picked up from newspapers.
She said they were not worried about the prospect of an indictment as they were prepared to face any legal challenges.
