Like other convicts, further clemency for Thaksin possible on important occasions

[Tom H]

 Why no posting from „Onemorefarang“ so far is actually the question.

[jacko45k]

6 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

Wow, so Mr T may/will be treated the same as other prisoners! 

This will upset the medical experts in the A.N. Mr T hate mob. 

Not any way in the slightest.... has he had his head shaved yet?

[nobodysfriend]

In a corrupt , 3rd world country , there is no justice . The rich and ' influential ' control and design everything , the sheeple just have to follow , and beware if they dare to criticize the autocracy , the law will be applied to them in full extend , and they end up in prison for just telling the truth .

Same for overstaying foreigners , who never did any damage to the holy kingdom .

Imprisoned , deported , extorted , no one cares in Thailand ...

S--  hithole country , really not worth staying here for just being ripped off and regarded as " unwanted alien " .

[herfiehandbag]

So, is Tuesday (swearing in of the new cabinet) a sufficiently important occasion to justify pardons for well behaved prisoners with a year to serve?

[kennw]

2 hours ago, grubman said:

I am sure that all these deals were done / made before Thaksin even stepped foot back on Thai soil. He is just spending a few weeks in a lush hospital suite and then when all the media attention wains he will walk out a free man to carry on with his life and businesses with in Thailand and be a puppeteer of the new government.   

And free to spend the corruption money

[mfd101]

1 hour ago, mstevens said:

"might probably"? What is that supposed to mean?

 

Why don't they just be honest for a change and say "will almost certainly"!

So what did he say in the Thai original?

[arithai12]

2 hours ago, retarius said:

Good news from my perspective. Not such good news for Thaksin haters. Hating takes up so much energy, do y'all drink gallons of Red Bull everyday to keep your hating energy level up?

Correct, but it doesn't stop at Thaksin. It seems that a lot of people on this forum spend a lot of their time at the keyboard bashing and criticizing every aspect of the country they have chosen to live in.

[jaideedave]

33 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

My money is on him not spending a single full day in jail.......

You sir are 100% correct on that! I love being retired here but this farce makes me wonder and lose respect at the same time.Hun Sen appointed his son to replace him.

The Philippines isn't any better.

What is it that attracts us westerners to these banana republics?

Asian culture is getting so predictable.

[Spock]

16 minutes ago, arithai12 said:

Correct, but it doesn't stop at Thaksin. It seems that a lot of people on this forum spend a lot of their time at the keyboard bashing and criticizing every aspect of the country they have chosen to live in.

Fortunately, there is a lot to criticize.

[thailand49]

Amazing Thailand,  this hair dying lying fool just yesterday in a press conference said he had to do the year there is no more Royal reduction Today with a straight face memory lost does a 360.

Loy Krathong or December 5th?

 

Good behavior and a commitment of a big fat brown envelope on release. 

 

[spidermike007]

It would be naive to say this was not part of the original bargain PT struck with the army. Morality and ethics has never been the army's strong suit. For them, it is all about power mongering and money, above all else. 

[nobodysfriend]

27 minutes ago, jaideedave said:

What is it that attracts us westerners to these banana republics?

Many came here for the easy availability of a " pussy " .

They got trapped , and end up paying for a whole family they never wanted to have .

Already a traditional way of making money . 

[Nickcage49]

If he's still locked up in 2 months I'll be surprised.

 

In fact, I doubt he'll serve any time. Somehow he'll go right from the hospital to his home for home confinement. 

[prakhonchai nick]

King Bhumibol Adulyadej  Memorial Day 13th October.  That'll Be the day!

[wwest5829]

3 hours ago, Edwin Cameron said:

It's so obvious to any person with a pea brain that he knew everything that was going to happen to him before he landed in Thailand,he will probably be out before Xmas,let's see,I find the whole thing an insult to Thai people.

" ... insult to the Thai people"? As in having elected governments overthrown by military coup d'etat?

[Bepah umayun]

Wissanu wanted to be in the spotlights

[JeffersLos]

3 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

To justify this they will roll out that all standard prisoners are entitled to an additional 3 days a month off for good behaviour,

 

Additionally, when Royal Pardons come around for important royal celebration days, such as King or Queens birthday, or his fathers remembrance day, etc  they usually release those over 70, and those with less than a year to serve and also they release quickly on parole, those guilty of non violent crimes.

 

Just another day at the Thai office!

3 days off for both his and Yingluck's birthdays too. And the for each of the chauffeurs, maids, bank managers.

[KannikaP]

5 hours ago, Homburg said:

  ROFLMAO

 

Come on, explain please.

[stephenterry]

1 hour ago, Ironmike said:

He's already served 4 hours of his 8 year sentence his deals are well into motion this country is so currupt it's a laugh next with be redbull boy oh what about the 2 innocent boys that got set up for the Koh Toa murders of that British woman let's give them a pardon as well after all everyone knows who really murdered her don't we

Exactly nearly correct. Has anyone any update on the two 'boys' from Koh Tao?

[renaissanc]

In December his one-year sentence will probably vanish as the Deal / Plan stipulates.

[koele2]

Just let him go and stop wasting everyone’s time.  

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, arithai12 said:

Correct, but it doesn't stop at Thaksin. It seems that a lot of people on this forum spend a lot of their time at the keyboard bashing and criticizing every aspect of the country they have chosen to live in.

Some (many) have been "persuaded" to invest their capital in houses, farms, other ventures, cars and so on. Some will have lost the lot, others will stay to at least enjoy some benefits of their "investment". 

 

The alternative is to cut your losses and go home - but start over again, in what is now a strange, expensive country, on a pension income?

 

I know several like that - they take it out on their keyboards. Luckily new keyboards are only a couple of hundred Baht!

[crazykopite]

It appears that Thailands new motto could be “ Do the crime but not the time “ every prisoner incarcerated in Thai prisons should apply in there 1,000s for clemency leading to a pardon regardless of the crime they have committed and any prisoner of ill health should be released immediately 

[XJPSX]

Sets a nice precedent for the country doesn’t it.

I will remember Thaksin next time I pay the traffic cop 400thb for absolutely no wrong doing.

You cannot blame people in uniforms  here for grabbing what they can, when they can when the country’s highest leadership behaves like this.

[Bobydog]

4 hours ago, Edwin Cameron said:

It's so obvious to any person with a pea brain that he knew everything that was going to happen to him before he landed in Thailand,he will probably be out before Xmas,let's see,I find the whole thing an insult to Thai people.

Since when did the former Government give a flying toss about the Thai peoples. 

[TheFishman1]

What a joke this has become I know people that have major surgery at hospitals and they don’t get to stay in the hospital that long. I’ll never spend the day in jail TIT

[neeray]

3 hours ago, mstevens said:

"might probably"? What is that supposed to mean?

 

Why don't they just be honest for a change and say "will almost certainly"!

Be "honest"? Don't forget, TIT.

[connda]

Like other convicts, further clemency for Thaksin possible on important occasions

Wake up.  Any one with a functioning brain can see exactly where this is heading as the public is being primed for Thaksin's early release. You're average 'other convicts' will be rotting in jail long after Thaksin is a free man.  Average commoners don't get clemency.  Rich, connected, sick, ohhhh so sick and frail somebodies get clemency.

Tony ain't seeing much more time under arrest in a hospital, no less seeing the inside of a prison cell.

[connda]

5 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Justice in Thailand.... compare it with the poorer people or students .....and there are more examples... the Red  Bull heir is another one

The Red Bull heir is young and will simply wait out the statutes of limitation and walk back into Thailand a free man - and laughing and laughing and laughing at how he beat the system without seeing a day in the general prison population - just like Tony will be laughing and laughing and laughing at how he beat the system without seeing a day in the general prison population by playing the elderly, frail, Thai who is on death's doorstep and just wants to breath Thai air once more.  ????  <wipes away crocodile tears>    It will play out like a Lakhon soap opera.

One system for the commoners; another for the connected wealthy and rich.

[Thumbs]

Should be placed in house arrest on an ankle bracelet for the full term of the 8 year imprisonment if he is so ill, bet a few days after his release he’ll be out living the high life. Thailand keep insisting that there is justice for all but still we see that rich and poor receive very different treatment