The future of convicted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, who is expected to be granted parole soon, remains uncertain, because he has now been charged with violating royal defamation laws during an interview he gave in Seoul in 2015.

 

Prayuth Pecharakun, spokesman for the attorney general’s office, revealed today that police filed lèse majesté charges against Thaksin late last month. Prosecutors will wait for police to complete their investigation before deciding whether to proceed with the case against Thaksin, Prayuth said.

 

“On January 17, senior officials from the Office of the Attorney General and the police notified Thaksin about the allegation,” the spokesman said. Thaksin denies the charge and has written to the attorney general asking for fair treatment, according to Prayuth.

 

Caption: File photo : Thaksin Shinawatra

 

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3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The future of convicted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, who is expected to be granted parole soon, remains uncertain, because he has now been charged with violating royal defamation laws during an interview he gave in Seoul in 2015.

Pure and utter deflection. He should be in a jail cell a place he never was and never will be. 

4 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Pure and utter deflection. He should be in a jail cell a place he never was and never will be. 

he's out !    well he was never really in was he?

I don't believe anyone.  Is that a good starting point?

Just more nonsense. 

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thaksin denies the charge and has written to the attorney general asking for fair treatment

 

I think asking him to name his price is more likely!

Thaksin Being Hit With Section 112 Charges Upon Release On Parole
by TNR Staff 

 

 

CONVICTED de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra who is speculated will be released on parole on Feb. 22 now faces charges under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, and the Computer Crimes Act with the Corrections Department being notified to hold him, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Feb. 6).

 

The billionaire, politically powerful convict has not spent a single day behind bars at Bangkok Remand Prison where he had been originally destined after he returned from self-exile abroad on Aug. 22 last year, the same day real estate mogul Srettha Thavisin was named prime minister, to face criminal charges of misconduct which he had perpetrated during his previous premiership nearly a couple of decades earlier.

 

While sentenced in absentia by court to eight years in prison he has been given royal pardon to the extent that his jail term be curtailed to only one year with the possibility of being released on parole this month.

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2024-02-07

 

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Prosecutors, Police Have Waited In Vain To Quizz ‘Untouchable’ Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

De facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra. File photo: Thai Rath

 

PUBLIC PROSECUTORS AND POLICE have apparently waited in vain for a questioning of de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra at a Bangkok prison on lese majeste charges, a police source said today (Feb.6).

 

The public prosecutors attached to the Office of the Attorney-General and the police of the Technology Crime Suppression Division have earlier requested for a yet-ungiven permission from an executive official of Bangkok Remand Prison to conduct the interrogation of the deposed prime minister who might possibly otherwise be held in temporary custody by the police on charges of violating the lese majeste law, also known as Section 112 of the Criminal Code, at a time when he was residing in his self-exile overseas.

 

Neither the public prosecutors nor the police have been informed by Bangkok Remand Prison’s executive official as to how soon the sought-after questioning of the de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large could possibly be conducted at prison, the police source said.

 

Instead of being literally put behind bars, the billionaire, politically-powerful Thaksin was provided a private ward at Police Hospital for undisclosed “illnesses” for more than five months without schedule to be discharged from the hospital and be returned to prison.

 

The public prosecutors and police’s joint attempt to question the “untouchable” Thaksin at Bangkok Remand Prison for allegedly making verbal statements tantamount to lese majeste content whilst he was residing in self-exile overseas might probably fall through until he is released on parole as soon as later this month.

 

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Thaksin Tipped To Be Released On Parole On Feb.18
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

De facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra. File photo: Thai Rath

 

THE “UNTOUCHABLE” DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra will likely be released on parole on Feb.18, a police source said today (Feb.6).

 

The deposed prime minister is now expected to be released on parole after he has spent more than five months for medical treatments of his mystery-shrouded “illnesses” at Police Hospital instead of being literally put behind bars at Bangkok Remand Prison to serve a curtailed, one-year jail term for convicted misconduct perpetrated during his previous premiership.

 

Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong declined to either confirm or deny news reports that the de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large will be released on parole on Feb.18, saying the matter depends on a decision made by a 19-person government committee in charge of granting paroles.

 

Thawee commented that Thaksin has already practically spent half of his jail sentence at Police Hospital though he may have been basically supposed to be put behind bars at Bangkok Remand Prison since he returned from self-exile abroad last August.

 

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The man said many years ago that he wanted to be Thailands 1st president.. I think that is violation of section 112 and need to be punished, but everybody seems to have forgotten it

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

On January 17, senior officials from the Office of the Attorney General and the police notified Thaksin about the allegation,” the spokesman said. Thaksin denies the charge and has written to the attorney general asking for fair treatment

Fair treatment coming from this man.... 

10 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Pure and utter deflection. He should be in a jail cell a place he never was and never will be. 

Tipped to get parole on Feb 18th apparently.. didn't serve a single day behind bars.

Now he asks for more fair treatment.

4 hours ago, greeneking said:

I don't believe anyone.  Is that a good starting point?

The best!

I doubt we will be seeing the 25 year sentences being handed out to some of the noble young protestors.

8 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I doubt we will be seeing the 25 year sentences being handed out to some of the noble young protestors.

Unfortunately, but 25 years in the prison hostipal would be a just punishment. 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Thaksin Being Hit With Section 112 Charges Upon Release On Parole

Perhaps he will repeat the family tradition of escaping the country and going into exile!

 asking for fair treatment, LOLROTF

Fair treatment......that is a joke. Also, if he is found guilty of Le Majeste would that mean His Royal pardon would be reversed.......

All just a waste of money and time as we all know what the outcome will be.

This should should Read,,,Prosecutors are waiting to find out how much police were paid off to not file charges as Taksin has has enough of royal hospital food and VIP treatment

This should be good. I wonder how many of those hand wringing critics of the lese majeste law will be baying for Mr T to be punished to the full extent. 

Imagine he thought he had a deal, a few months in a VIP hospital, no problem. And then someone decided to change the situation a little with possibly years of real jail. Now that would be really sad for Thaksin. He was always so honest, and he thought he could trust those people. 555 😉 

Thaksin’s future still in the balance

 

............................and they all lived happily ever after! 

 

4 hours ago, Artisi said:

Just more nonsense. 

like children

48 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Perhaps he will repeat the family tradition of escaping the country and going into exile!

Better confiscate his private jet .

A pity they cannot do this with his villa in Dubai .

Sounds like his enemies have bowled him a googly !

Apparently he didnt pay a cent to come back either.

 

His influence goes all the way to the top.

nuff said  (bernard trink)

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

asking for fair treatment

If get what he ask for he would go to jail.

Thailand has Thaksin and USA has Trump. Birds of a feather working the system. Both belong behind bars.

I guess the police need funding for their upcoming Songkran party.

Mai mi pun ha. Not a problem.   Has the cat has been purposely let out of the bag?, better now than later?, dont sweep it under the carpet, pardons are the go right now so clear his name with yet another,  and get back to business as usual of up and up, so its back on track and lets get "back to the future". 

Is anyone really surprised??   L.O.S. happily used to mean "Smiles" but now it rhymes with "Sit"

38 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Imagine he thought he had a deal, a few months in a VIP hospital, no problem. And then someone decided to change the situation a little with possibly years of real jail. Now that would be really sad for Thaksin. He was always so honest, and he thought he could trust those people. 555 😉 

Well, this development does rather call in to question the conspiracy theorists' hoohaa about everything having been organised and paid for in advance of his return to Thailand.

 

People with a brain might want to reflect on that.