Assistant Thai Police Commissioner discusses Thaksin's Return to Thailand

[webfact]

 

Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, Lieutenant General Prachuap Wongsuk, has called for an urgent meeting with relevant officials, including immigration police, border patrol police, local police, and others.

 

The purpose is to discuss preparations for ensuring security measures, particularly in the event of the return of Thaksin Shinawatra to Thailand, reported Daily News.

 

Reported on August 18, it is stated that Lt. Gen. Prachuap Wongsuk is coordinating a meeting to strategize security arrangements at various locations, from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Don Mueang Airport, local police stations, and court premises.

 

This coordination involves security deployment, traffic management, and facilitating smooth proceedings, with an estimated time of around 2.5 hours for the entire process.

 

The meeting is expected to prepare for the potential return of Thaksin Shinawatra between August 20-24, after his announcement of returning on August 10 was postponed.

 

The process involves police contingents and immigration authorities handling the situation based on legal protocols, ensuring a fair and efficient course of action without detention.

 

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[ikke1959]

How to divide the money???

[retarius]

How long is this circus going to go on? Will he, won't he? Pooh or get off the pot, as the Americans say.

[CelticBhoy]

Thaksin . . . . the new Ronnie Biggs.

[foreverlomsak]

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

 ensuring a fair and efficient course of action without detention.

 

So despite having arrest warrants issued against him, he is not to be detained.

[Jackbenimble]

There will be certain individuals who will be extremely concerned over his return as they are the ones who plotted his downfall and made his sisters tenure so problematic. Assurances will be sought for their safety as well as for Khun Thaksins. They blighted him and his family and wrongs will need to be made right. 

It will be interesting to see which rats run for cover.

[Jackbenimble]

11 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:

So despite having arrest warrants issued against him, he is not to be detained.

he was found guilty in his absence.....he is entitled to be tried again in person. Arrest warrants are issued for people who are fleeing or whose whereabouts is unknown.........he is returning and they know where he is.

It speaks volumes that when the Thai authorities asked other Police forces to arrest him and return him they declined as they also opined the charges against him were unproven & mostly trumped up. 

[foreverlomsak]

2 minutes ago, Jackbenimble said:

he was found guilty in his absence.....he is entitled to be tried again in person.

So if he was found innocent.....would that mean they could try him again on his return.

 

4 minutes ago, Jackbenimble said:

Arrest warrants are issued for people who are fleeing.........he is returning. 

Arrest warrants are issued for wanted people not only for fleeing people.

If only for fleeing people, why hasn't the Red Bull heir returned and had his arrest warrant cancelled as well.

Thaksin's case is in the political arena that's why he is being treated differently.

[ezzra]

What is there to 'discuss' that hasn't been agreed already long time ago? and why do they need the input of all those heads of departments to put in their 2 cents worth when the people who really make the decisions are far fewer?

[Artisi]

Collect him in prison van as he steps off the plane and transport him directly to the appropriate jail, can't see what all the drama is about.  If they're stuck, I could spare 10 minutes to organise how to get him off the plane into the prison wagon and drive out of the airport, they should be able to handle the rest of the journey by themselves. 

[pegman]

47 minutes ago, Jackbenimble said:

There will be certain individuals who will be extremely concerned over his return as they are the ones who plotted his downfall and made his sisters tenure so problematic. Assurances will be sought for their safety as well as for Khun Thaksins. They blighted him and his family and wrongs will need to be made right. 

It will be interesting to see which rats run for cover.

Prem has now long passed. Lay all blame on him then move on.

[FritsSikkink]

1 hour ago, Jackbenimble said:

he was found guilty in his absence.....he is entitled to be tried again in person. Arrest warrants are issued for people who are fleeing or whose whereabouts is unknown.........he is returning and they know where he is.

It speaks volumes that when the Thai authorities asked other Police forces to arrest him and return him they declined as they also opined the charges against him were unproven & mostly trumped up. 

What a load of nonsense. People don't get found guilty when the charges are unproven.

[Eric Loh]

56 minutes ago, pegman said:

Prem has now long passed. Lay all blame on him then move on.

The Whisperer and Burapha Phayak faction shoulder the blame. Only Prayut went further than staging a coup, he craved the power of being the PM. He got the blessing from the Whisperer. A new horizon possibility. 

[phetphet]

This will give them a chance to iron out the kinks for when "Boss" returns.

[Hunz Kittisak]

A pardon for him and sister is all that’s needed 

[BestB]

Not too sure what needs coordinating.

he should be arrested upon arrival on tarmac and taken straight to prepared luxury private cell. His lawyers should already have all the paperwork ready for royal pardon and submitted on the day of arrival.

easy as 123 call????

[digger70]

Nothing to discuss , don't tell people when he comes back to Thailand .

Then all the cops have to do is collect him at the airport and take him to Jail .

Why all the commotion ? he's just an other Crim .

[LALes]

Sounds like a great big hassle.  I still think he should just swim across the Mekong in the dead of night and report to immigration the next day.

[cracker1]

I would love to see Thaksin arrive in his private jet at another of the International  airports near his private residence and take a fast convoy home. Would be a very entertaining scenario that would take a long time for the officials to resolve.

[XJPSX]

So crime does pay!

This is unbelievable and if it happens will have many Thai people shaking their heads even further at the current govt.

[Guderian]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The process involves police contingents and immigration authorities handling the situation based on legal protocols, ensuring a fair and efficient course of action without detention.

Nice if you can afford it...

...but if things don't pan out the way he wants, then he's a serious flight risk. He's probably got so many passports that the only way to ensure he stays in Thailand is to lock him up until the legal process is over, one way or the other.

[scorecard]

4 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

How to divide the money???

2.5 hours for the whole process...

 

Does that start with arrest when he sets foot on Thai soil and immediate long-term detention.... or.....

 

PLease publish the full detail of the process which will take 2.5 hours. The public is entitled to know.

 

Why should there be any special arrangements? He's a convicted criminal, sentenced to 12 years in jail and never served even 1 minute.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, Lieutenant General Prachuap Wongsuk, has called for an urgent meeting with relevant officials, including immigration police, border patrol police, local police, and others.

No need to rush, he's waiting for his spectacles to be made.

[TheFishman1]

So his sister will also get a pardon TIT

[billd766]

3 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

What a load of nonsense. People don't get found guilty when the charges are unproven.

Of course they do, every time there is an illegal coup.

 

Tell that to Pita and the MFP.

 

Tell that to Thanathorn and the FFP.

 

Tell that to Yingluck and the PTP.

[billd766]

1 hour ago, XJPSX said:

So crime does pay!

This is unbelievable and if it happens will have many Thai people shaking their heads even further at the current govt.

Of course crime pays. Why do you think there have been so many coups?

[billd766]

50 minutes ago, scorecard said:

2.5 hours for the whole process...

 

Does that start with arrest when he sets foot on Thai soil and immediate long-term detention.... or.....

 

PLease publish the full detail of the process which will take 2.5 hours. The public is entitled to know.

 

Why should there be any special arrangements? He's a convicted criminal, sentenced to 12 years in jail and never served even 1 minute.

And what punishment would you give the generals of every military coup, who stole the whole country at the point of a gun, backed up by tanks.

 

Not only did they steal the whole country, they hijacked the justice system as well.

 

They even granted themselves a pardon for ALL past present and future acts.

 

Which is the greater crime?

[Irish star]

He’s a Disgrace to Thailand, how much loot and mass killings he brought in the Thai People 

[phetpeter]

You don't think he hasn't been back to Thailand anytime, firstly he normally flys in a private jet, drop into Cambodia, helicopter to anywhere in Thailand, stay for a day or more, have some meetings, splash some cash, and off he goes again. Who knows, Thailand is a very porous country. He could be here already! Don't forget he has been in Cambodia, Singapore, HK in the last few weeks

[klauskunkel]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

This coordination involves security deployment, traffic management, and facilitating smooth proceedings, with an estimated time of around 2.5 hours for the entire process.

Huh, just like the Police VIP escort for rich Chinese tourists, except... paid by tax payers.