FORMER PRIME MINISTER YINGLUCK Shinawatra has been patiently looking to follow suit of an unprecedented homecoming style of her brother/de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra, a partisan source confirmed yesterday (Dec.27).

 

After nine years in self-exile overseas following the 2014 coup staged by army chief-turned-prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to oust her from elected premiership, the deposed prime minister is more or less speculated to follow suit of her brother’s homecoming as soon as early next year, following yesterday’s event in which the Supreme Court lifted a power-abusing lawsuit filed against her by the Office of the Attorney-General pertaining to a contentious transfer of the secretary-general of the National Security Council, namely Thawin Pleansri, in 2011.

 

The de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large will most certainly exert his behind-the-scenes power and look for legal loopholes to help with his sister’s homecoming effort in the style of his own, the partisan source said.

 

However, former deputy prime minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has earlier suggested that Yingluck return from abroad to serve her jail sentence for a period of time before royal pardon may be sooner or later granted.

 

Petitions for the granting of royal pardon cannot be taken into account by law until the convict has already served a period of time behind bars, according to the former deputy prime minister.

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Photo: Thai Rath

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2023-12-28

 

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What a corrupt country this is 

Trust she hasn't packed her bags, it could be a bit premature. 

And I had hope that this country got rid of all those corrupt Shinawatras.

(And yes, I know, that is not the only corrupt family.)

 

Is there a reason why you always refer to Taksin as “de facto boss cum convict etc. Etc”. Why not just “Former Prime Minister”?

I wonder what illness she'll come down with?

3 hours ago, webfact said:

However, former deputy prime minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has earlier suggested that Yingluck return from abroad to serve her jail sentence for a period of time before royal pardon may be sooner or later granted.

 

Petitions for the granting of royal pardon cannot be taken into account by law until the convict has already served a period of time behind bars, according to the former deputy prime minister.

Did Thaksin actually sit behind bars?

3 hours ago, still kicking said:

What a corrupt country this is 

The elite and money talks.

Welcome to Thailand.

3 hours ago, Artisi said:

Trust she hasn't packed her bags, it could be a bit premature. 

Just has to wait for her  brother's miraculous recovery and pardon, then he will clear the way I expect. 

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

And I had hope that this country got rid of all those corrupt Shinawatras.

(And yes, I know, that is not the only corrupt family.)

 

Utter dribble.  Why spout rubbish, all you are doing is showing at best lack of knowledge. What crime did she actually commit? Rice pledge which was a really good policy and several times over the years it would have paid dividends. Greedy currupt officials stole not her. She called an election and as I said before land was sold and a coup. If you think that the crime of the military taking power at the end of a gun is ok then persecuting any and all who stood in their/his way is ok please get your moral compass checked. Personally it sickens me to my stomach. The persecuted nurse who witnessed the murder of unarmed civilians under the order of general........... sick.

No surprise here amazing Thailand, TIT

9 minutes ago, TruthinThailand said:

Is there a reason why you always refer to Taksin as “de facto boss cum convict etc. Etc”. Why not just “Former Prime Minister”?

I think they choose to call "a spade, a spade".

Do you all realize yet that the Taksin family has been already running the country through the pm they put in place recently after the daughter missed out..... 🤣. Anyways will be better than the last term.

Just like a JIg Saw puzzle, all the pieces are falling nicely into place. The power of connections and money knows no bounds.

To be corrupt in this country it's like a badge of honour, otherwise, why are so many indulging in this national sport

activities and many getting away whit being shamelessly corrupt and on the take...

47 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Did Thaksin actually sit behind bars?

Yes. They were made of chocolate

3 minutes ago, Bim Smith said:

Yes. They were made of chocolate

There are bars on the windows to stop people breaking in to sample the excellent menu and fine wines on offer. 

And they can’t locate. The Red Bull kid is very soon I’ll have total immunity for killing the cop. TIT.

43 minutes ago, BritScot said:

Utter dribble.

Good that a newbie member knows everything better.

Where you here when Thaksin and his cronies ruled the country?

Did the rice scam somehow accidentally fail? Or was it designed like that for the greedy "participants"?

Maybe read the news instead of asking Noi or Nit in the red village. 

 

1 hour ago, madmitch said:

I wonder what illness she'll come down with?

Well I'm betting it won't be Thaksin Derangement Syndrome that seems to have infected so many legal expert posters on this forum.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Petitions for the granting of royal pardon cannot be taken into account by law until the convict has already served a period of time behind bars, according to the former deputy prime minister.

 

 

... a period of time behind bars ?

That should be doable , just put some ( bamboo ) bars in front of her bedroom bed ( at her home of course ) .

Just for a day or so , she will be pardoned and free soon after ...

At least she is nicer to look at than her brother .

Will she go the  hospital way after her return , just as her brother ...?

Probably not , that would be too obvious .

They will find another way , like house arrest for a week or so ...

Farangs , as guests in this country , can only look at this soap opera in awe of their ingeniosity .

 

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large

De facto Pheu Thai boss he certainly is. Hardly a "convict a large" - in fact this forum itself is full of complainants ticking like Woolworth's alarm clocks that the terms of his imprisonment are far too lenient!

 

Mind you, something is likely up, Wissanu Krea-ngam has come out blinking into the daylight to explain it!

4 hours ago, still kicking said:

What a corrupt country this is 

There is no country where corruption doesn't exist, in the West they have legal names for it, Lobbyist for example, or large party Donater. In Thailand there is no need for such obfuscation, corruption is often open and transparent, answered with a silent smile, a dismissive wave of the hand, the ease of being. In the West when 'they' are found out they resign, only to resurface later in a different post, the pack looks after its own. Asia is vibrant and interesting, I personally like it the way it is. Let us be honest, who among us is so pure that he wouldn't take advantage of a position of power, mice protesting about the rats consuming more cheese than they can.

1 hour ago, austhai said:

Do you all realize yet that the Taksin family has been already running the country through the pm they put in place recently after the daughter missed out..... 🤣. Anyways will be better than the last term.

Such nonsense!

35 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Good that a newbie member knows everything better.

Where you here when Thaksin and his cronies ruled the country?

Did the rice scam somehow accidentally fail? Or was it designed like that for the greedy "participants"?

Maybe read the news instead of asking Noi or Nit in the red village. 

 

You do have a long memory don't you, dragging up the insults about Noi in the red villages!

 

I am no expert, but I suspect long memories go with obsessions!

 

He may be "a newbie" but @BritScot seems capable of recognising obsessive"drivel" when he sees it!

2 hours ago, TruthinThailand said:

Is there a reason why you always refer to Taksin as “de facto boss cum convict etc. Etc”. Why not just “Former Prime Minister”?

Because that is a corrrct description of the man

Thr VIP room at the police hospital will soon be vacant

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Did Thaksin actually sit behind bars?

My thoughts too. I was led to believe that you had to serve one third of your sentence before being even eligible for a pardon. In his case that would be about 2 1/2 years? He served 8 hours did he not.... 

And the self appointed government keeps ridiculing the Thai people. Democracy is purely a fairy tale.

Just now, AhFarangJa said:

My thoughts too. I was led to believe that you had to serve one third of your sentence before being even eligible for a pardon. In his case that would be about 2 1/2 years? He served 8 hours did he not.... 

Sentence was reduced by Royal pardon to one year.