Justice Minister Defends Thaksin Over Prolonged Stay Outside Prison

[webfact]

 

JUSTICE MINISTER THAWEE Sodsong today (Jan.3) defended de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra from allegations surrounding his extended stay outside a prison.

 

On the first day of floor debate on the 2024 budget bill today, Thawee called Thaksin a “peacemaker” who has returned from 17 years of self-exile and undergone treatments for secrecy-shrouded “illnesses” at Police Hospital for more than four months now.

 

The justice minister said he has never visited the de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at Police Hospital but quoted doctors there as confirming that the deposed prime minister has fallen clinically ill despite sustained allegations that he had merely feigned it to keep himself from being literally put behind bars at Bangkok Remand Prison.

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

TOP: Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong, right, and former deputy prime minister-cum-former commerce minister Jurin Laksanavisit, left, with an image of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra being wheeled for a scan at Police Hospital in the background. Photo: Matichon

 

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[Elkski]

They better give him chemo or something so he looks sickly or how else van the Thai people or any World leader or business look at Thailand as more than a clown show? 

[flyingtlger]

50 minutes ago, webfact said:

Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong...

New name: Thawee Brwn Noser....

[smedly]

## nonsence

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The justice minister said he has never visited the de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at Police Hospital but quoted doctors there as confirming that the deposed prime minister has fallen clinically ill despite sustained allegations that he had merely feigned it to keep himself from being literally put behind bars at Bangkok Remand Prison.

Anyone who thinks he's still confined to a high security room in a ward at the police hospital must be very naive.

He's been holed up at home for a long time.

Did reporters see any family members visiting him over Christmas or New Year... thought not.

The grandchildren must have been very disappointed.

[TheFishman1]

It’s amazing the day before he comes here. He’s at a party at a neighboring country and then the day he arrives in Thailand with an hours he’s in a hospital for four months I’ve known people that serious operations are doesn’t stay in the hospital for months when a joke TIT.

[klauskunkel]

10 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

He’s at a party at a neighboring country and then the day he arrives in Thailand with an hours he’s in a hospital for four months

blame the weed in the cake:

[mikeymike100]

"Justice Minister Defends Thaksin Over Prolonged Stay Outside Prison"

 

Justice Minister, isn't that a contradiction in terms?

[lordgrinz]

[Tropicalevo]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

secrecy-shrouded “illnesses”

Erm - it is called confidential. Not secret. There is a big difference.

I certainly would not want my medical information given to the hate mongering press.

[stoner]

5 hours ago, Elkski said:

They better give him chemo or something so he looks sickly or how else van the Thai people or any World leader or business look at Thailand as more than a clown show? 

 

easy. the same way they always do. with ignorance. thought not totally their own fault. 

[scorecard]

20 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Erm - it is called confidential. Not secret. There is a big difference.

I certainly would not want my medical information given to the hate mongering press.

 

Wow you're so sweet.

[fondue zoo]

 

They may be copping some unseen flak for them to wheel out the JM and order him to tell everyone "nothing to see here, move on".

Plus didn't they say that if the MFP says the word Thaksin they will go weapons hot?

Edited January 4 by fondue zoo

[jacko45k]

Said the Justice minister through the window of his new Bentley!

[khunjeff]

27 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Erm - it is called confidential. Not secret. There is a big difference.

I certainly would not want my medical information given to the hate mongering press.

 

But you're not a convicted felon serving a prison sentence. If you've ever dealt with the Thai corrections system, you would know that they typically afford prisoners no privacy rights whatsoever - except, miraculously, in the case of Thaksin, where those rights are suddenly sacrosanct.

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, scorecard said:

 

Wow you're so sweet.

Aww thank you

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, khunjeff said:

 

But you're not a convicted felon serving a prison sentence. If you've ever dealt with the Thai corrections system, you would know that they typically afford prisoners no privacy rights whatsoever - except, miraculously, in the case of Thaksin, where those rights are suddenly sacrosanct.

Convicted prisoner or not, no one's medical information is ever considered public and that sort of confidentiality is afforded to prisoners.  What confidentiality rights of the type you're referring to are "typically denied" to prisoners?

[Brickleberry]

Prison is for poor people. Rich people get pardons and special treatment.

 

This is the same all over the world. We can moan and deride the unfairness of the situation, but at the end of the day, who really thought he would spend even a single night in prison?

[findlay13]

Defending the indefensible, but TIT no one cares.Shameless.

[findlay13]

4 hours ago, Brickleberry said:

Prison is for poor people. Rich people get pardons and special treatment.

 

This is the same all over the world. We can moan and deride the unfairness of the situation, but at the end of the day, who really thought he would spend even a single night in prison?

True.How many Russian Oligarchs actually felt the "wrath" of western sanctions ? Not many I'll wager.