Leicester City’s owners have been backed by Thailand airport authorities as they face a corruption claim in their homeland.
The Thai Airport Authority, which is majority state-owned, says King Power has done nothing illegal, in the way it handles its duty- free shops.
King Power was awarded its airport monopoly in 2006 under former president Thakshin Shinawatra.
A Thai anti-corruption official said last week he was filing four separate lawsuits against King Power for the company’s failure to pay just under £400m due to the Thai Government.
But on Wednesday, the president of the Airports of Thailand (AoT) dismissed the legal claims against King Power as having no foundation.
The allegations that AoT and King Power have colluded to reduce concession-free percentage in respect of pick-up counters from 15 per cent to three per cent, which caused billions of Baht (Thai currency) of damages to the State, are absolutely untrue.”
A decision as to whether King Power has a case to answer for is expected sometime next week.
(Source:Sky Sports News)