Report Thai Medical Council Debunks Thaksin’s Critical Illness Claims

[crazykopite]

This illness was planned well before he agreed to come back to Thailand if he wasn’t guaranteed his immediate freedom he would never of returned and the good people of Thailand know this even though they support . It is highly unlikely that his sister will return to the Kingdom due to all the controversy over his return and his fake illnesses 

[sambum]

WOW! Just WOW!

 

Neever mind, going by the gobbledegook underneath the main headline it looks like it will go to appeal, and then to and fro like the pendulum on a grandfather clock, by which time they will all be retired and they will have to start the process all over again - YAWN! 

[thesetat]

With 2 doctors licenses already revoked for this. How can Thaksin escape being convicted and returned to prison?  By the doctors who lost their medical licenses over this, Is clearly evidence that Thaksin skirted his prison sentence by faking severe illness. It will be interesting to see how Thaksin manages to skirt this now. If the courts find he was really using the medical illness as an excuse to skirt his prison sentence, he will have to return to prison for 8 years, the full length of his initial sentencing

 

[willip]

Well surprise surprise.  We all weren't aware of that!!! So is he going to jail?  I mean hospital? 

NO will be the answer. How's he going to run the country?. Oh I suppose he can phone his siblings. Which one is in power this time?. Or will he put in redbull grandson.  Another piece of the jigsaw. 

[willip]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Picture courtesy of Amarin TV Facebook

 

In a shocking revelation, the Medical Council of Thailand declared that Thaksin Shinawatra, the de facto Pheu Thai leader, is not suffering from the critically ill conditions previously reported.

 

Medical Council vice-president Prasit Watanapa confirmed that a meeting of 60 councillors reviewed Thaksin's health status, initially cited as critically ill, and found no evidence supporting such life-threatening claims.

 

This announcement follows Thaksin's controversial transfer from Bangkok Remand Prison's hospital to Police Hospital under the pretext of critical illness.

 

Thaksin, the father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, had been under this medical guise for six months before being released on parole last year.

 

The Medical Council concluded that his health did not necessitate an extended stay in the Police Hospital, raising questions about his hospitalisation in lieu of remaining in prison. The critique suggests that Thaksin, along with some doctors, exploited legal loopholes to avoid imprisonment entirely.

 

The attention now turns to Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin, who chairs the Medical Council and could potentially veto the council's resolutions regarding Thaksin's supposed health conditions.

 

If he exercises this power, a significant majority—two-thirds of the councillors—would be needed to finalise the council's decision and enforce it. This adds another layer of complexity to what is being described as a politically charged and contentious saga.

 

In a related action, two doctors involved with Thaksin's treatment have had their medical licences temporarily suspended, as decreed by the Medical Council for failing to uphold medical ethics and providing misleading health information. Another doctor will receive a formal warning regarding compromised professional conduct.

 

This disciplinary action underlines the severity and ethical implications of the situation.

 

Next month, the Supreme Court will delve deeper into this contentious affair when it opens a trial concerning Thaksin's alleged manipulative actions, purportedly using fake illnesses to avoid serving his jail term. This hearing on June 13 is crucial, as Thaksin's return to prison might be imminent, depending on the court's verdict.

 

Thaksin was earlier convicted in absentia, receiving an eight-year sentence for power abuse during his time as Prime Minister, commuted to one year through royal pardon. Upon his 2023 return to Thailand after 17 years of self-exile, he strategically maneuvered to bypass his prison sentence, a move now being scrutinised by the highest court.

 

In summary, the Medical Council's findings not only challenge the veracity of Thaksin's ailment claims but also highlight a significant legal and ethical tussle that may redefine the boundaries of political influence within medical circles in Thailand.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Thai Newsroom 2025-05-09

 

 

Temporarily?? Is the key word.  How much is that going to cost thaksin.?? Before they also get their jobs back. 

[motdaeng]

23 minutes ago, thesetat said:

.... If the courts find he was really using the medical illness as an excuse to skirt his prison sentence, he will have to return to prison for 8 years, the full length of his initial sentencing ...

 

that would be just lovely ... but yeah, not going to happen.

 

he'll be off to dubai again before anything real happens, crying about how the court is just playing politics and how he was really "seriously ill ... " ... and of course, his buffalo crowd will lap it all up, like always ...

 

[Mavideol]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Picture courtesy of Amarin TV Facebook

 

In a shocking revelation, the Medical Council of Thailand declared that Thaksin Shinawatra, the de facto Pheu Thai leader, is not suffering from the critically ill conditions previously reported.

 

Medical Council vice-president Prasit Watanapa confirmed that a meeting of 60 councillors reviewed Thaksin's health status, initially cited as critically ill, and found no evidence supporting such life-threatening claims.

 

This announcement follows Thaksin's controversial transfer from Bangkok Remand Prison's hospital to Police Hospital under the pretext of critical illness.

 

Thaksin, the father of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, had been under this medical guise for six months before being released on parole last year.

 

The Medical Council concluded that his health did not necessitate an extended stay in the Police Hospital, raising questions about his hospitalisation in lieu of remaining in prison. The critique suggests that Thaksin, along with some doctors, exploited legal loopholes to avoid imprisonment entirely.

 

The attention now turns to Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin, who chairs the Medical Council and could potentially veto the council's resolutions regarding Thaksin's supposed health conditions.

 

If he exercises this power, a significant majority—two-thirds of the councillors—would be needed to finalise the council's decision and enforce it. This adds another layer of complexity to what is being described as a politically charged and contentious saga.

 

In a related action, two doctors involved with Thaksin's treatment have had their medical licences temporarily suspended, as decreed by the Medical Council for failing to uphold medical ethics and providing misleading health information. Another doctor will receive a formal warning regarding compromised professional conduct.

 

This disciplinary action underlines the severity and ethical implications of the situation.

 

Next month, the Supreme Court will delve deeper into this contentious affair when it opens a trial concerning Thaksin's alleged manipulative actions, purportedly using fake illnesses to avoid serving his jail term. This hearing on June 13 is crucial, as Thaksin's return to prison might be imminent, depending on the court's verdict.

 

Thaksin was earlier convicted in absentia, receiving an eight-year sentence for power abuse during his time as Prime Minister, commuted to one year through royal pardon. Upon his 2023 return to Thailand after 17 years of self-exile, he strategically maneuvered to bypass his prison sentence, a move now being scrutinised by the highest court.

 

In summary, the Medical Council's findings not only challenge the veracity of Thaksin's ailment claims but also highlight a significant legal and ethical tussle that may redefine the boundaries of political influence within medical circles in Thailand.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Thai Newsroom 2025-05-09

 

 

and the BANANA REPUBLIC did it again... how low is low, the international community doesn't take Thailand as serious country, Thailand the laughing stock of the democratic world, after the story with them returning the Uygh urs to China and now that

[digger70]

Thai Medical Council Debunks Thaksin’s Critical Illness Claims 

 

They better keep Thaksin on a short Lease before it's too late  otherwise he'll Skip the country Again  instead of going to jail That's if it comes to that he has to (go to jail )

[spidermike007]

None of this matters. He is now above the law. He cut a deal with the morally bankrupt army, to return, as he was desperate to return, and they were desperate to maintain power and influence. A quid pro quo. The rest is just nonsense. 

[trainman34014]

At sometime the CCP will arrive to take over this Country for better or worse but the best part will be all the Executions !

[Andrew65]

I doubt that he spent even one second anywhere near a real prison cell either.

[fondue zoo]

The Pardon bestowed from on high will come into play here.

[pacovl46]

Back to prison to do the full 9 years or whatever it was! 

[kiwikeith]

10 hours ago, riverhigh said:

 

"In a shocking revelation, the Medical Council of Thailand declared that Thaksin Shinawatra, the de facto Pheu Thai leader, is not suffering from the critically ill conditions previously reported."

 

 

Shoking revelation? Not on the AseanNow forum.  One of the few articles where noone is doubting his fake illness. Just another day in Thailand.

He's not suffering now because they cured him, it was the neck brace that fixed him 

[NoshowJones]

12 hours ago, Beat666 said:

Whoever has the power and the money, has the say!!!

It was crystal clear, before the private plane with Thaksin on board landed at Don Muang, that he never ever will face a single day in prison.

Look at the US. There is a convicted criminal president.

Look at Israel, their PM should have been arrested, when he visited FattyDonald in Washington under an international warrant.

The list goes on.....

 

 

12 hours ago, Beat666 said:

Whoever has the power and the money, has the say!!!

It was crystal clear, before the private plane with Thaksin on board landed at Don Muang, that he never ever will face a single day in prison.

Look at the US. There is a convicted criminal president.

Look at Israel, their PM should have been arrested, when he visited FattyDonald in Washington under an international warrant.

The list goes on.....

 

The UK'S Blair and Brown??

[geisha]

Do you all think Thaksin is the only corrupt person in politics? 

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

So what we all knew has at last been confirmed. I expect the doctors will take the blame and a minimal suspension and the whole affair will mysteriously fade from view to become yet another Thai myth, like the 2,500 who died in the "war on drugs".