13 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Well it looks like the fixture is in she’ll be coming back soon no prison time probably no hospital time and should be back in politics corruption from the top to the bottom TIT

 

It was ever thus. Tempered with a few military coups now and again. 

 

Basket case of a country and always will be. Don't let the fancy malls and other developments fool you. 

On 12/30/2024 at 6:27 AM, Artisi said:

Why didn't the coup makers get a day in court, simply because it got a nod from the top - nothing more to say on that subject is there. 

Was it not just more to do with soldiers, guns and tanks than anything else? Hows does a guy with probably the same IQ as the Somchai in the street, and only a Military Academy education stay as an unelected PM for nine years?? Only in the Banana Republic of Thailand.

1 hour ago, NoshowJones said:

Was it not just more to do with soldiers, guns and tanks than anything else? Hows does a guy with probably the same IQ as the Somchai in the street, and only a Military Academy education stay as an unelected PM for nine years?? Only in the Banana Republic of Thailand.

 

Also, how can a convicted heroin trafficker become a cabinet minister and a kingpin rubbing shoulders with the PM and controlling members of political parties.

 

Quite remarkable. 

 

You might argue the Shinawatra's have been remarkably lucky of late re: the judicial system.

9 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

You might argue the Shinawatra's have been remarkably lucky of late re: the judicial system.

 

Swings and roundabouts depending on who is pulling the strings at any given time.

Was she charged before she absconded? Isn't there any kind of flight law if you leave after you've been charged?

 

Here we go, the get out of jail machine is firring up, back by easter. 

I would be very surprised if any Shinawatra, least of all Yingluck, are ever incarcerated.

 

The sentences are just part of the power play.

 

The minions on the other hand....

1 hour ago, Briggsy said:

The minions on the other hand....

 

A few have already gone down and are doing time.

41 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

A few have already gone down and are doing time.

 

   Have you been watching Minder or the Sweeney ?

I heard some modern countries have home detention with ankle bracelets.

Should the title not read "Former Thai PM Yingluck Will Escape Prison when 5-Year Sentence is Reduced" ?

On 12/30/2024 at 12:25 PM, Scouse123 said:

He believes in the Justice System, he just doesn't believe it applies to him.

I dunno. A scoundrel he may be, but a mere pup in comparison to what has been going on. He’s just been successful and has ruffled feathers. Sis was not really devious enough to orchestrate what all this was about; more a convenient pawn. She’s probably even a nice person. 

On 12/30/2024 at 6:27 AM, Artisi said:

Why didn't the coup makers get a day in court, simply because it got a nod from the top - nothing more to say on that subject is there. 

Of course there is.

 

Don't you find it suspicious that both Thaksin and Yingluck were both overthrown in separate military coups and both were charged and convicted in courts owned by the military?

 

It has been said that a fish rots from the head down.

 

in a play by William Shakespeare, one character says "There is something rotten in the state of Denmark". It could equally to the state of Thailand nowadays.

 

An internet search turned up with this:

 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=there+is+something+rotten+in+the+state+of+denmark+meaning&sca_esv=0635d3d6759e2514&sxsrf=ADLYWIIjOCdeBh5QYchf5FFQHXNAIW1d_Q%3A1735710055919&source=hp&ei=Z9V0Z9yGMt2O2roPstzEqQY&iflsig=AL9hbdgAAAAAZ3Tjd4BIJAVsIXpKVn-Bs-ljjw-g9-Br&oq=there+is+something+rotten&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6Ihl0aGVyZSBpcyBzb21ldGhpbmcgcm90dGVuKgIIATIIEAAYgAQYywEyCBAAGIAEGMsBMggQABiABBjLATIIEAAYgAQYywEyCBAAGIAEGMsBMggQABiABBjLATIIEAAYgAQYywEyCBAAGIAEGMsBMggQABiABBjLATIGEAAYFhgeSIqnAVAAWJJzcAB4AJABAJgBlQGgAeERqgEEMjMuMrgBAcgBAPgBAZgCGaACsBPCAgwQIxiABBgTGCcYigXCAgQQIxgnwgIHEAAYgAQYE8ICChAAGIAEGAoYywGYAwCSBwQyMC41oAfCtQE&sclient=gws-wiz

 

AI Overview

The line "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" from Hamlet by William Shakespeare is used to describe a situation of corruption or wrongdoing: 
Meaning
The line is spoken by Marcellus in Act I, Scene 4, and refers to the political corruption in Denmark. Marcellus is suggesting that the corruption is systemic, and that the problems at the top of the country are affecting everyone. 

On 12/30/2024 at 2:32 PM, digger70 said:

Depending where she put it . Not in Thailand For sure .

She had that Figured before she started that Scheme.

Why not ask Prayuth? After all it was his illegal military coup government that sold the rice off.

On 1/1/2025 at 12:53 PM, billd766 said:

Why not ask Prayuth? After all it was his illegal military coup government that sold the rice off.

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders in 2017 sentenced former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom to 42 years in prison while other senior officials and rice traders involved in corruption also received lengthy prison terms.

Yingluck herself was sentenced to five years in prison. She fled the country before the court handed down the verdict. She was convicted for failure to perform her duties in overseeing the scheme that resulted in widespread corruption.

Her prison sentence under Section 157 of the Criminal Code was relatively light compared to Boonsong and other wrongdoers.

Apart from concerns about food safety, the public is also asking questions as to why the Prayut Chan-o-cha government did not sell the long-stored stocks of rice.

One answer was that the government was engaged in legal battles with many warehouse operators who did not accept the authority’s judgement at that time of labeling most of the rice as rotten, or degraded quality, that should be sold at very low prices.

Had they accepted the authority’s judgement, they could have been fined by the government for poor quality control of rice stock in their warehouses.

Let’s pardon her already so everyone can move on