Justice Minister Not Empowered To Endorse Thaksin’s Extended Stay At Hospital

[webfact]

 

JUSTICE MINISTER THAVI Sodsong said today (Dec.6) he is not legally empowered to allow the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra to stay at Police Hospital beyond a 120-day period.

 

Thavi commented that whether the deposed prime minister could be legally allowed to stay on at the hospital for undisclosed “illnesses” will ultimately depend on Corrections Department director-general Sahakarn Petnarin to decide.

 

The department chief may officially endorse the admission of the deposed prime minister at the hospital if ever extended beyond the 120-day time which is due on Dec.22, according to the justice minister.

 

The justice minister said he himself is not allowed by law to do so otherwise he would be accused of unduly interfering in the business of the department chief.

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

TOP: Justice Minister Thavi Sodsong, right in above photo and left in Front Page photo, and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra. Image: Thai Rath

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2023-12-07

 

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[neeray]

Not that Thaksin celebrates Christmas anyway but it looks like he'll be spending Christmas in jail (we'll see).

[bkkcanuck8]

38 minutes ago, neeray said:

Not that Thaksin celebrates Christmas anyway but it looks like he'll be spending Christmas in jail (we'll see).

I expect he will go back to prison, then there will be another health emergency and he will be back in hospital with the clock reset to 0 days.

[Homburg]

Anyone out there really believe he'll be going back to prison?  No, me neither.

[neeray]

Just now, bkkcanuck8 said:

I expect he will go back to prison, then there will be another health emergency and he will be back in hospital with the clock reset to 0 days.

That sounds like a plan. It's good to see that his SPECIAL treatment is getting exposure.

[Scouse123]

They have a seven-storey hospital adjacent to Klong Prem prison which is adequate.

 

He does not need an emergency operation that the medical corrections hospital is not equipped to deal with.

 

That is the reason prisoners are shipped out to the Police hospital when the medical corrections hospital doesn't have the facilities to deal with complex procedures.

 

It's a giant con.

[Geoffggi]

I bet Justice Minister Thavi Sodsong is very relieved to say this & put the pressure elsewhere ....................LOL

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

JUSTICE MINISTER THAVI Sodsong said today (Dec.6) he is not legally empowered to allow the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra to stay at Police Hospital beyond a 120-day period.

 

[2baht]

They just make all look so impotent! Lucky the country is populated by predominately lowly educated masses or there could be trouble!

[soalbundy]

19 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

I bet Justice Minister Thavi Sodsong is very relieved to say this & put the pressure elsewhere ....................LOL

 

 

I suspect director-general Sahakarn will be getting a Rolls Royce for Christmas.

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, neeray said:

Not that Thaksin celebrates Christmas anyway but it looks like he'll be spending Christmas in jail (we'll see).

I very very much doubt it.

[PingRoundTheWorld]

51 minutes ago, 2baht said:

They just make all look so impotent! Lucky the country is populated by predominately lowly educated masses or there could be trouble!

Those masses are his support base.

 

It's really ironic that Thailand is essentially financing a billionaire's hospital stay, simply to pretend that he's locked up. Might as well just set him free and save the taxpayers a bunch.

[2baht]

4 minutes ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Those masses are his support base.

 

It's really ironic that Thailand is essentially financing a billionaire's hospital stay, simply to pretend that he's locked up. Might as well just set him free and save the taxpayers a bunch.

Do you really believe he's been in a hospital all this time?

[TheFishman1]

Who to believe this is reality this should be made into a TV series TIT

[ross163103]

"Not legally empowered"?! Once the brown envelopes fly to the right location, "legally empowered" won't matter! TIT

[2baht]

4 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Who to believe this is reality this should be made into a TV series TIT

This place is an eternal soap opera!

[Dukeleto]

And the well orchestrated pantomime continues all the while time keeps on ticking. It’s guaranteed when Sponge Bob is finally free he will be completely “cured” with him regaling stories of the heroic doctors who brought him back from the clutches of death with plenty of Wai-ing all around.

[nobodysfriend]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

stay on at the hospital for undisclosed “illnesses” will ultimately depend on Corrections Department director-general Sahakarn Petnarin to decide.

 

So what will he decide ...?

Thaksin as inofficial head of the government , is way too influential to oppose ...

he will be allowed to stay in hospital for a short time until he is liberated and and allowed to return to his home  in february .

[Smokey and the Bandit]

1 hour ago, bkkcanuck8 said:

I expect he will go back to prison, then there will be another health emergency and he will be back in hospital with the clock reset to 0 days.

Agreed, he will not be spending any 'real time' in prison, he is a slippery one?

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

JUSTICE MINISTER THAVI Sodsong said today (Dec.6) he is not legally empowered to allow the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra to stay at Police Hospital beyond a 120-day period.

No worries, the paid-for doctors will qualify that he so poorly he cannot be moved until his pardon date.

Thailand stinks.

[klauskunkel]

And the next envelop goes to:

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Corrections Department director-general Sahakarn Petnarin

 

[hotchilli]

42 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Do you really believe he's been in a hospital all this time?

Quietly at home well out of sight.

[thesetat2013]

2 hours ago, neeray said:

Not that Thaksin celebrates Christmas anyway but it looks like he'll be spending Christmas in jail (we'll see).

You presume alot. This guy just passed the buck to someone else. Who is to say this is not a ploy now to continue Thaksins hospital stay? 

[bamnutsak]

This 120-day ticker may be used to justify an early pardon, from February 2024 to the next two weeks.

[Zack61]

2 hours ago, neeray said:

Not that Thaksin celebrates Christmas anyway but it looks like he'll be spending Christmas in jail (we'll see).

Not likely. An exception will be made or an intervention. 

[ezzra]

Thaksin, the cat among the pigeons, he knew very well that his games and antics will cause controversy and discord but the man has a plan...

[nobodysfriend]

6 minutes ago, ezzra said:

but the man has a plan...

 

Looks like he is preparing the Pheu Thai Party for a big loss in the next elections ...

[mikebell]

I am surprised Thailand has a Minister for Justice.

[Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai]

3 hours ago, Homburg said:

Anyone out there really believe he'll be going back to prison?  No, me neither.

This guy will go in Guiness book of records as the most costly prisoner in the world. The daily cost of the supply of his lobsters, prawns, caviar and kobe beef airfreighted in fresh daily would feed all of Thailand's prisoners.😁

[kimamey]

One lesson to be learned from this that doesn't seem to be mentioned is, don't trust medical facilities in Dubai. If someone as rich as Thaksin can have a check up and they still don't notice his serious medical issues, then I don't think us lesser mortals should risk our health.

 

Unless you're just going to visit a dictator in Cambodia for a birthday celebration. If you're invited you should be fine.

Edited December 7, 2023 by kimamey

[Cake Monster]

4 hours ago, bkkcanuck8 said:

I expect he will go back to prison, then there will be another health emergency and he will be back in hospital with the clock reset to 0 days.

Hospital, Prison, it will make no difference

He will still have a quilted Toilet Seat