Popular Post webfact Posted March 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2023 Supreme Court President Chotivat Luengprasert. Photo: Naew Na By Thai Newsroom Reporters SUPREME COURT President Chotivat Luengprasert has set up a committee to collect evidence and find facts pertaining to last October’s revocation of an arrest warrant by a Criminal Court judge for an allegedly grey senator. Court of Justice spokesman Soravit Limparangsee confirmed today (Mar.13) the Supreme Court president is having the ad hoc committee compile pieces of evidence and facts involving the unidentified judge who had revoked the arrest warrant for Senator Upakit Pajareeyangkun suspected by police of involvement in a drug-dealing and money-laundering scam. However, the spokesman said the fact-finding panel which has been given a 30-day time to finish the job and report it to the Supreme Court president has no legal authority to subpoena anybody for questioning about the scandal surrounding the allegedly grey senator. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/03/13/court-sets-up-fact-finding-panel-over-grey-senator-getting-off-the-hook/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2023-03-14 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 This one will be challenging to clean up. Not sure there's a pastry box (acceptable delivery method for the judiciary, brown envelopes are for commoners) big enough for this one? https://aseannow.com/topic/1289078-police-chief-orders-probe-into-police-officers-who-sought-an-arrest-warrant-for-a-sitting-senator/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 What a swamp... from Wiki... As an active legislator, Upakit has legal immunity under Thai law until February 28, 2023, when the current legislative session ends. Following the arrests, Kritsanat Thanasupanat, the lead investigator from the Metropolitan Police Bureau, was mysteriously transferred to a remote post in Chaiyaphum province https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upakit_Pachariyangkun Prachatai and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) also found in October 2022 that Upakit was wanted for arrest in connection with an alleged drug trafficking and money laundering ring operating out of a casino in the Golden Triangle, but the warrant was quickly retracted. A Thai news programme, meanwhile, reported that it never existed, while another outlet took down a story about the warrant without explanation. Rangsiman noted in his speech that Upakit also owns a plot of land in Bangkok’s Soi Ari 5 and that the land is now the site of the headquarters for the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party, a recently established political party that Gen Prayut recently joined. https://prachataienglish.com/node/10242 The Force is strong with this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 2 hours ago, webfact said: Senator Upakit Pajareeyangkun suspected by police of involvement in a drug-dealing and money-laundering scam. Hands off! Do you know who I am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomacht8 Posted March 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2023 It is absolutely incredible that criminal senators, ministers and palamentarians are protected by immunity even when they are for example clearly involved in money laundering, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, human trafficking, corruption and shady dealings. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovinman Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 The Criminal Court judge in question had reportedly excused that he had revoked the arrest warrant requested by the police and issued by him on the same day last October for the senator whom he had finally deemed as a “very important person.” I take it that there is NO, recognition of the term, "Without fear or Favour", here ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Quote Court Sets Up Fact-Finding Panel and why the hell not? Everybody else does it. The Police investigates the Police, the Military investigates the Military, now the Courts investigates the Courts. Prayut investigates Prayut. Prawit snores. It's all good, everything is as it should be until... Chuwit investigates everybody! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 What is a "grey" senator? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradiston Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 According to the latest accounts, it's all been turned on its head, and it's the original team of met police who are now being investigated for having the audacity to apply for, and get, the original arrest warrant. Senior coppers weren't consulted. Oh my face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, 2baht said: Hands off! Do you know who I am! While others in the ring can now say, "Hands off, do you know who our boss is" ? Rather strange that it got this far, does this, 'issuing of a warrant', mean the investigating officers couldn't be bought off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 First rule is setup a committee then you can blame someone else if the carpet ever gets lifted no wonder he is president ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 "However, the spokesman said the fact-finding panel ....... has no legal authority to subpoena anybody for questioning about the scandal surrounding the allegedly grey senator." so the "facts" will be not available unless Chuwit has them in his little black book....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 4 hours ago, webfact said: However, the spokesman said the fact-finding panel which has been given a 30-day time to finish the job and report it to the Supreme Court president has no legal authority to subpoena anybody for questioning about the scandal surrounding the allegedly grey senator. So that's going no-where fast then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 3 hours ago, bamnutsak said: The Force is strong with this one. Farce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 5 hours ago, webfact said: the fact-finding panel which has been given a 30-day time to finish the job and report it to the Supreme Court president has no legal authority to subpoena anybody for questioning about the scandal surrounding the allegedly grey senator. Full Stop. End of investigation with no subpoena power. Parliament has same restraint to investigate anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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