Former deputy prime minister and foreign minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul yesterday said he will sue Constitutional Court judges for their decision to disqualify him from cabinet in the case involving the removal of National Security Council chief Thawil Pliensri in 2011.
Mr Surapong said he will file a petition with the Criminal Court on Friday asking that it rule on whether the nine Constitutional Court judges abused their power.
He said the court judges dismissed him from the cabinet even though the group of anti-government senators who brought the case to court asked the judges to decide only on Yingluck Shinawatra's prime ministerial status.
They asked for a ruling concerning her role in the decision to transfer Mr Thawil Pliensri, which was ruled by another court as unfair and illegal.
He said for the court to rule against him, there must be a charge filed first and he must have right to defend himself.
Mr Surapong was one of nine cabinet members stripped of their positions, along with Ms Yingluck, when the charter court ruled on the Administrative Court's finding the transfer of Mr Thawil to a post as prime ministerial adviser was illegal.
The charter court ruled it was an abuse of power under the constitution.
Ms Yingluck chaired a cabinet meeting on Sept 6, 2011 which approved the transfer order of Mr Thawil.
As a result, the court said, the other cabinet members involved in the meeting also had to take responsibility.
''Under judicial procedure, an accused person must receive documents from the court notifying them that a charge has been laid against them.
"They later testify in their defence against the charge. In my case, I did not receive any documents from the court.
“I must protect my rights by suing the judges in order to prevent this happening again,” he said.