Prawit refuses to instruct officials over extradition efforts

[webfact]

Prawit refuses to instruct officials over extradition efforts

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy PM General Prawit Wongsuwan said on Thursday that he has not instructed officials in regard to the extradition efforts against the fugitive former PM Yingluck Shinawatra as they would face Article 157 for negligence of duty if they failed to perform their duties.

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday that his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, has informed him that Yingluck had been in London since September.

 

He said his ministry would cooperate with Johnson’s ministry now that Yingluck’s whereabouts are known.

 

In October, police cited Dubai authorities in saying Yingluck had left the United Arab Emirates on September 11 and moved to Britain. There were no further significant updates until photos of Yingluck in London and Oxford appeared in the media last week.

 

Prawit said he had no idea which country’s passports were being used by Yingluck. It is the responsibility of the Foreign Ministry to investigate when there is speculation that she is using the passport issued by neighbouring countries, he said.

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday admitted that the extradition process was “generally uneasy”. Public prosecutors have yet to request Yingluck’s extradition from any country due to insufficient information, said Amnart Chotchai, director general of the Internal Affairs Department of the Attorney-General’s Office.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30335997

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-01-11

[AGareth2]

but of course Mr Untouchable is not acting negligently

[NUUM]

Is Yingluck a horophile...?

[PatOngo]

18 minutes ago, AGareth2 said:

but of course Mr Untouchable is not acting negligently

I bet he knows what time it is!

[GarryP]

This is rubbish. They want to give the appearance to the public that they are doing something, when in fact the junta have no intention  of following through. They realize that the ones who would be hurt by this are themselves and they are already low on the popularity scale.  

[Chang_paarp]

47 minutes ago, webfact said:

Deputy PM General Prawit Wongsuwan said on Thursday that he has not instructed officials in regard to the extradition efforts against the fugitive former PM Yingluck Shinawatra as they would face Article 157 for negligence of duty if they failed to perform their duties.

 

God forbid that the UK actually sends her back. That would open a can of worms that many don;t want to admit even exists.

[Oziex1]

Article 157, well there's an article sitting at the bottom of some filing cabinet in a disused warehouse dusty and covered in cobwebs.

[colinneil]

If this lot were daft enough to bring her back, they would need their new Chinese tanks on the streets as civil war would erupt.

Edited January 11, 2018 by colinneil

[Dave67]

Done this one before but still makes me chuckle

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Deputy PM General Prawit Wongsuwan said on Thursday that he has not instructed officials in regard to the extradition efforts against the fugitive former PM Yingluck Shinawatra as they would face Article 157 for negligence of duty if they failed to perform their duties.

what twisted, inside-out logic;

the fact that this Might make sense, even to this non-competent, is disturbing;

no wonder thailand is dysfunctional

[anon467848]

Prawit won't want Yingluck to come back to Thailand as she will tell everybody where he got all his expensive watches from...

[rkidlad]

Jesus! Can you imagine being lead by this guy in war and getting captured with him. He'd throw you under the bus straight away. And that would just be so he could have air con in his cell. 

[brucec64]

6 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

Article 157, well there's an article sitting at the bottom of some filing cabinet in a disused warehouse dusty and covered in cobwebs.

The irony is that Yingluck was convicted of violation of Article 157.

[nong38]

Really you don't want to know what everyone else does. Thailand does not think ahead so we have to let you know, if she comes back there will be a big problem and it will be much bigger than the days before the 80bts lottery ticket man decided there might be a problem and took over the country. If she was brought back in the current climate the locals would get restless and 80 bts lottery tickets might not be enough to solve the problem.

[lamyai3]

12 hours ago, Dave67 said:

Done this one before but still makes me chuckle

A sex maniac, according to Roger Moore while they were here filming  in the early seventies. But he had a certain panache, and would certainly serve as a better ambassador for the luxury watches...

Edited January 11, 2018 by lamyai3

[ChrisY1]

Meanwhile, the headline in the media this morning, are orders to bring her back or else......from this buffoon.

Such a nonsense!

 

[mikebell]

'malfeasance or dereliction of duty committed by state officials.'

Is Prawit a state official?  Pot calling the kettle black.

[rkidlad]

24 minutes ago, mikebell said:

'malfeasance or dereliction of duty committed by state officials.'

Is Prawit a state official?  Pot calling the kettle black.

No, he's a demigod. 

[yellowboat]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday that his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, has informed him that Yingluck had been in London since September.

Doubtful Boris actually informed him himself.  He was probably too busy having scones with the pretty fugitive.  She is pretty safe from the buffoonery of the junta.

[RichardColeman]

Apart from eating regularly and collecting 'friends' watches does this guy actually do anything ? 

[Media1]

UK will not comply. The Don talks crap

[newtjj]

18 hours ago, NUUM said:

Is Yingluck a horophile...?

Where did you get this and what does it mean?

[Pib]

Thailand is "not" seriously trying to get Yinluck back as they know other countries would tell Thailand to just go away...don't bother me with a politically-rooted extradition request.    Yeap, all talk; no real extradition action from Thailand.   

 

Thailand will have as much success in getting Yinluck back as what they have had in getting Thaksin back. 

 

Oh well, gives the politicians something to comment on and something for the media to write about....keeps them employed.

[Stargeezr]

I thought I saw mr. Prawit look at his watch, and say, Its not time to do that yet!

Geezer

[Srikcir]

General Prawit is Deputy Prime Minister to PM Prayut and Defense Minister, both official positions in the Thai government.

Prime Minister Prayut is himself an "official." He recently declared that he's a "politician." One does not get any more "official" than that.

 

If Prawit refuses to carry out his government responsibilities as an "official," then he too might still violate Penal Code Title I, Chapter 2, Section 157:

• "Whoever, being an official, wrongfully exercises or does not exercise any of his functions to the injury of any person, or dishonestly exercises or omits to exercise any of his functions, shall be punished with imprisonment of one to ten years or fined of two thousand to twenty thousand Baht, or both." (English translation)

NACC should do its duty as it did with Yingluck and determine if Prawit has potentially violated as a government official Section 157.

Ironically, if the NACC fails to address Prawit's refusal, does it too potentially violate Section 157?

 

 

 

 

[farcanell]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Deputy PM General Prawit Wongsuwan said on Thursday that he has not instructed officials in regard to the extradition efforts against the fugitive former PM Yingluck Shinawatra as they would face Article 157 for negligence of duty if they failed to perform their duties.

Failed to perform their duties ????

Like the police

li.... stop it, stop it. ??

[Jonmarleesco]

22 hours ago, PatOngo said:

I bet he knows what time it is!

Always assuming he knows how to set them all. And to read them. 

[Jonmarleesco]

21 hours ago, rkidlad said:

Jesus! Can you imagine being lead by this guy in war and getting captured with him. He'd throw you under the bus straight away. And that would just be so he could have air con in his cell. 

Led means he would be at the front... 

[rkidlad]

3 minutes ago, Jonmarleesco said:

Led means he would be at the front... 

Yes, he’s a former general. 

[JAG]

General Prawit is Deputy Prime Minister to PM Prayut and Defense Minister, both official positions in the Thai government.
Prime Minister Prayut is himself an "official." He recently declared that he's a "politician." One does not get any more "official" than that.
 
If Prawit refuses to carry out his government responsibilities as an "official," then he too might still violate Penal Code Title I, Chapter 2, Section 157:

• "Whoever, being an official, wrongfully exercises or does not exercise any of his functions to the injury of any person, or dishonestly exercises or omits to exercise any of his functions, shall be punished with imprisonment of one to ten years or fined of two thousand to twenty thousand Baht, or both." (English translation)

NACC should do its duty as it did with Yingluck and determine if Prawit has potentially violated as a government official Section 157.
Ironically, if the NACC fails to address Prawit's refusal, does it too potentially violate Section 157?
 
 
 
 

Amnesty.

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