Charter court rejects ex-DSI chief’s plea against assets seizure order

[snoop1130]

Charter court rejects ex-DSI chief’s plea against assets seizure order

By The Nation

 

 

The Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal by former Department of Special Investigation chief Tarit Pengdit to annul a Civil Court ruling ordering the seizure of his assets for being unusually rich.

 

The Constitutional Court issued its verdict on Thursday (July 25).

 

Tarit had appealed to the charter court under Article 212, seeking annulment of the Civil Court ruling which had ordered the seizure of 49 assets belonging to Tarit and his wife, Wassamol, worth Bt341.797 million plus accrued interest.

 

The Civil Court had ordered the seizure of the assets under Article 4 and Article 83 of the organic law on prevention of corruption BE 2542 (1999).

 

Tarit had earlier approached the Court of Appeals and also asked the Constitutional Court to rule the trial procedure as unlawful. Tarit said that under Article 80 of the organic law, the onus should have been on the public prosecutors to prove his guilt and it was not his responsibility to prove his innocence.

 

But the Constitutional Court cited Article 81 of the same organic law, which required defendants to prove how they had acquired their “unusual wealth”.

 

The court also reasoned that since Tarit was appealing against the ruling of the primary court and the Civil Court no longer had authority over the case which has been sent to the Court of Appeals, the Constitutional Court had decided to reject the case.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30373648

 

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[tracker1]

Interesting ! he must have upset someone due to him being unusually wealthy so there must be quite a few on the waiting list for the Courts !

[bangkokfrog]

Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.

[PatOngo]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

But the Constitutional Court cited Article 81 of the same organic law, which required defendants to prove how they had acquired their “unusual wealth”

This should apply to every last one of the grubs!

[klauskunkel]

he's gonna cry... 

 

[Ozman52]

Being the Shinawatra's tame attack dog paid very well. At least some of the wealth stolen by them is coming back to the Thai people.

[neeray]

Wish they would investigate every single <deleted> individual that has accumulated unusual wealth, bar none !

WATCHES come to mind when I read an item like this.

[Eric Loh]

10 minutes ago, Ozman52 said:

Being the Shinawatra's tame attack dog paid very well. At least some of the wealth stolen by them is coming back to the Thai people.

He was appointed by Ahbisit.

[monkfish]

50 minutes ago, Ozman52 said:

Being the Shinawatra's tame attack dog paid very well. At least some of the wealth stolen by them is coming back to the Thai people.

Wasn't it Tarit who arrested red shirts.
Think you will find Tarit was Suthep and Ahbisit's attack dog.

Edited July 26, 2019 by monkfish

[gamini]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

He was appointed by Ahbisit.

 He never got away with any corruption under Ahbisit. Then Taksin bribed him to change sides.

[geoffbezoz]

1 hour ago, Ozman52 said:

Being the Shinawatra's tame attack dog paid very well. At least some of the wealth stolen by them is coming back to the Thai people.

Only to be stolen again by another branch of the Thai elite.

[Baerboxer]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

He was appointed by Ahbisit.

 

And changed sides immediately Yingluck was appointed PM! 

 

He famously ruled that she couldn't be charged with perjury, when she'd clearly lied in court, because she was only a witness not a defendant!

 

From that day on he was a Shin lackey - threatening anyone who dared criticize the Shins with his unique interpretations of laws. 

 

The issue is he clearly isn't the only one who's unusually rich but the others don't seem to have to worry. Seems he really pissed off the wrong people. 

 

 

[Baerboxer]

1 hour ago, monkfish said:

Wasn't it Tarit who arrested red shirts.
Think you will find Tarit was Suthep and Ahbisit's attack dog.

 

He was anti Shin when they were in power. Changed sides as soon as Yingluck was appointed.

 

 

Edited July 26, 2019 by Baerboxer

[Eric Loh]

27 minutes ago, gamini said:

 He never got away with any corruption under Ahbisit. Then Taksin bribed him to change sides.

Unconfirmed source (just like you) that  Thaksin didn’t pay which earned his wrath by not dismissing the UDD terrorism charges. Guessed Ahbisit and Suthep’s did finally paid up and both got off the murder case against them (alleged of course like you). 

[monkfish]

8 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

He was anti Shin when they were in power. Changed sides as soon as Yingluck was appointed.

 

 

That was his mistake he shouldn't have changed sides he would have been Ok.
Other mistake keeping ill gotten gains in bank account would have better investing in some expensive watches.

[Eric Loh]

20 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

And changed sides immediately Yingluck was appointed PM! 

 

He famously ruled that she couldn't be charged with perjury, when she'd clearly lied in court, because she was only a witness not a defendant!

 

From that day on he was a Shin lackey - threatening anyone who dared criticize the Shins with his unique interpretations of laws. 

 

The issue is he clearly isn't the only one who's unusually rich but the others don't seem to have to worry. Seems he really pissed off the wrong people. 

 

 

You really think there were credibility from the coup appointed ASC charging her for perjury? Only a die-hard junta-philia will believe that. 

 

But I can agree with you that Tarit was changing sides for his own self interest and survival. Most rotten corrupt bureaucrats and politicians do that. Lots in the this coalition government of 19 parties.  

[Dap]

7 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

He was appointed by Ahbisit.

And then did an about face for his new boss 

[Ozman52]

18 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

You really think there were credibility from the coup appointed ASC charging her for perjury? Only a die-hard junta-philia will believe that. 

 

But I can agree with you that Tarit was changing sides for his own self interest and survival. Most rotten corrupt bureaucrats and politicians do that. Lots in the this coalition government of 19 parties.  

Not even Yingluk or Tarit denied that she lied as a court witness (but don't let that stop your Shin exoneration). The definition of the crime was changed so that, at least while Tarit was in office, it only applied to those on trial and not to witnesses.

 

But wait, there is no evidence he committed such a biased and blatantly corrupt act in return for payment; it must have been love.