Picture courtesy of AMARIN TV

 

The chief doctor at Bangkok Police Hospital is fighting back against the decision by the Medical Council to punish doctors involved in the care of Thaksin Shinawatra.

 

Dr. Taweesilp Wetchavitarn has sent his lawyer to the Ministry of Public Health to challenge the council's ruling. The Medical Council had suspended the medical licences of two doctors and issued a warning to a third for admitting Thaksin, the former Prime Minister, under questionable circumstances.

 

Dr. Taweesilp argues that the Medical Council's decision was based on incomplete information, asserting that Thaksin's admission followed regulations due to his specific medical condition.

 

The saga began after the bigwig political figure was transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison's hospital to Police Hospital, where he stayed for six months before being released on parole. The issue revolves around Thaksin not being clinically found "critically ill," contradicting prior public claims.

 

Concerned about his professional reputation, Dr. Taweesilp regards the situation as a personal issue, thus prompting him to dispatch lawyer Mr. Netithorn Lintakul with his appeal.

 

The appeal seeks to overturn the Medical Council's decision, considered damaging and based on insufficient data. The appeal was received by an assistant to the Public Health Minister, Lt. Col. Dr. Thanakrit Chit-areerat, highlighting the high-profile nature of this medical and political conundrum.

 

Minister Somsak Thepsuthin, who also holds a position in the Medical Council, could veto the council's decision. If this happens, a minimum of two-thirds of councillors must agree to uphold any resolutions regarding Thaksin's health conditions. The outcome could influence both medical governance and political narratives in Thailand.

 

As this legal tussle unfolds, the crossroads of politics and healthcare in Thailand is magnified, leaving the nation watching closely. The tug-of-war between asserting medical authority and political influence continues with public and professional ramifications.

 

All eyes are on the next move from the Public Health Ministry, Medical Council, and associated political entities.

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Thai Newsroom 2025-05-14

 

 

 

 

guilty is as guilty does...

if he hadnt dirtied himself he wouldnt be punished

1 hour ago, webfact said:

All eyes are on the next move from the Public Health Ministry, Medical Council, and associated political entities.

Including Thaksin. This ruling could mean his returning to prison or not. I wonder how much influence Thaksin has put on the chief doctor about fighting this? Now, in another report, Thaksin is unusually quiet concerning this issue. Which leads me to believe he is behind the chiefs doctor sending a lawyer to fight for him. 

there will be lots of envelopes/cake boxes being delivered  if not already done, certainly sounds like the chief doctor has already been handed his, sounds like he protests too much

 

Concerned about his professional reputation

Sorry but currently Steven Seagal and Peter Sutcliffe have better reputations than this quack.

 

 

The lawyer is sent and paid for by....

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Dr. Taweesilp argues that the Medical Council's decision was based on incomplete information, asserting that Thaksin's admission followed regulations due to his specific medical condition.

An acute phobia of jails ?

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Dr. Taweesilp Wetchavitarn

His full title: 

Pol. Lt. Gen. Dr. Taweesilp Wetchavitarn, very trust inspiring

 

22 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

guilty is as guilty does...

if he hadnt dirtied himself he wouldnt be punished

Not in Thailand. Money/power rules here.

millions of people would like to see these deceitful doctors punished also Thakin further exposed for evading justice and  have him returned to jail. 

Odds on sadly it won't happen. 

Sounds like I’ll talk to me like in the Red Bull case many of the few people got their hands slapped but the red Bull kit is walking around free here they’re going after the doctors instead of going after the main target because the main target already passed out the deal was already made TIT 

He got parole and left the hospital the next day, if he had stayed in hospital for another month or two then he would have had plausible deniability  for his stay, the way he did it everyone now knows he was faking the need to stay in hospital and the medical staff were covering for him, 100% agree that the doctors should be stuck off and any hospital officials who colluded should also be sacked and face perverting the course of justice charges

Dr. Taweesilp Wetchavitarn apparently said, that "the Medical Council's decision was based on incomplete information". 

I - for one - would ensure that Taweesilp would not even write a prescription for a running nose of mine as, according to his statement, decisions are based on incomplete information".

Does that mean, that cancer might be treated with dextrose sweets (which we enjoyed as children) - depending on the incomplete information?

Scary, to say the least, very very very scary when coming from such competent sources. Who protects whose backside here? 

Oh - I see. It's the fault of the doctors, rather than the billionaire feigning illness to avoid jail.

Who’s paying the lawyers fees ????

I suspect Dr. Taweesilp will regret allowing himself to be pushed into becoming involved.

Money talks? 

The doctors who said he was seriously ill need to prove it. If true, no one will be affected. Thaksin will not serve his sentence as he has been pardoned and it can't be proven he wrote his own medical certificate or bribed anyone. The doctors and correctional officers have to be thrown under the bus.

I get it, let me be clear

 

The age of NewSpeak

Thaksin on the day of his return: No arm sling, no ruff around his neck. Looks super healthy. No life threatening illness. 

What a coincidence that his full recovery coincided with his release from hospital, what are the odds?

Thaksin Health Drama: Police General Hospital's Chief Doctor Requests Justice.

 

Get this Thaksin  crim and put him in jail. Everyone knows that he's faking it and  let his Billions do the Talking (seems to work Very Well )