12 hours ago, webfact said:

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, centre, leaves after a court acquitted Thaksin of royal defamation at Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

 

The Attorney-General, Itthiporn Kaeothip, is contemplating escalating Thaksin Shinawatra's lese majeste case to the Appellate Court. Today, the Criminal Court acquitted Thaksin of charges relating to remarks allegedly involving His Late Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, ending a significant chapter in a long-standing legal saga.

 

The attorney-general is poised to take 30 days, potentially extendable, to decide the next steps in this high-profile case.

 

If the prosecutors aim for the Appellate Court and succeed, Thaksin has the right to appeal further to the Supreme Court. This could extend the legal battle, ignited during Prayut Chan-o-cha's military regime, well into the future, reported Thai Newsroom.

 

The Criminal Court's decision today was based on the lack of direct involvement of the late monarch in the former prime minister's comments, which primarily revolved around "palace circle" and military matters.

 

Thaksin’s name became entangled in controversy following the 2014 coup led by then-army chief Prayut, which removed his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, from power.

 

Thaksin was accused of mentioning the monarchy in a way that violated the lese majeste law during an interview in Seoul following the coup. However, the court found no evidence of intent to implicate the revered late king.

 

In other news, Thaksin faces potential consequences related to legal manoeuvres for avoiding regular prison protocols. The Supreme Court is set to deliver a verdict on September 9 concerning accusations that he used legal loopholes and undue assistance from officials to secure an extended stay in a premium ward at the Police Hospital under the guise of being critically ill.

 

The Medical Council of Thailand has found that medical professionals may have compromised their integrity, as Thaksin’s health status was reportedly not as severe as claimed.

 

These developments mark another chapter in the ongoing narrative of Thaksin Shinawatra's legal challenges. As the Attorney-General deliberates on the potential move to the Appellate Court, Thailand waits to see whether another legal bout will be added to his already storied saga.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Thai Newsroom 2025-08-23

 

Wow shock horror 😱 And here was me thinking he would get found guilty. 🤣🤣

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The Medical Council of Thailand has found that medical professionals may have compromised their integrity, as Thaksin’s health status was reportedly not as severe as claimed.

 

You're kidding!  Who'd a thunk.

No? Really? Was it not by Royal Decree that his "sentence" for another crime was reduced to one year when he came back to Thailand?

 

Strange, that!

Wish that Harvey Oswald was still alive

15 hours ago, KhaoHom said:

Yesterday's news today.

 

Never did pass the smell test. Taksin lawyers quite confident it's a done deal although diehards pushing AG for appeal.

 

A. Fix nation 

OR

B. Sow chaos

 

🤪

 

File under: yet another high profile case that never should have seen the courtroom 

 

These lawsuits are unbelievably damaging to Thai reputation abroad. True banana republic stuff

 

Thais have lost all faith in government recent Post article. This is what you get when the law arbitrary and capricious 
 

 

Thais never had faith.  Votes are paid for, then even if you do win the election, you dont really win.  

Don't forget Thailand is a Kingdom and someone still calls the shots! 

2 hours ago, shdmn said:

medical professionals may have compromised their integrity,

That's one way of putting it i suppose, I would have thought they would be guilty of an actual crime, Perverting the course of justice,  ?  Perjury?  False Evidence  ?  and as they were all in it together there must be a few conspiracy charges too.   Squarehead is also guilty .  

 

16 hours ago, KhaoHom said:

These lawsuits are un, and believably damaging to Thai reputation abroad

Nah nobody's interested it will not receive much if any media  coverage in the west, Besides which there are few countries of any significance  in the rest of the developed world  who could  could claim to have a reputation to be proud of

 

9 hours ago, ujayujay said:

But there is no bribery involved!........of course.....

That envelope is far too small,

but on the bright side at least we can be sure that cash will always be an option here at least for the foreseeable future, as  certain transactions would be problematic if  done digitally 

OK everyone let's have a show of hands that actually thought anything other then under the table playoffs would have anything else to what this POS liar is doing?????? Anyone it time this garbage was locked up with his whole corrupt family,, anyone else that pissed off after receiving a 8 year prison sentence and returned would be locked up immediately but not this POS. 

On 8/23/2025 at 6:59 AM, webfact said:

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, centre, leaves after a court acquitted Thaksin

If she wasn't deceased I'd swear Cilla Black was on the panel of judges.

( surprise Surprise)

Of course he was acquitted, and of course there will be no appeal, or the appeal will be thrown out. This entire system is rigged and the chances of Thaksin getting locked up is about the same as the chances of Trump getting locked up, and they both richly deserve prison. 

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Of course he was acquitted, and of course there will be no appeal, or the appeal will be thrown out. This entire system is rigged and the chances of Thaksin getting locked up is about the same as the chances of Trump getting locked up, and they both richly deserve prison. 

The AG is weighing up whether he should proceed or not pending the receiving of a big fat brown envelope.

On 8/23/2025 at 8:25 AM, klauskunkel said:

everyone is trying sooo hard to keep up the appearance of a functional legal system, guess what, it's functioning all right 

All seems normal to me

On 8/23/2025 at 12:59 AM, webfact said:

Thaksin’s name became entangled in controversy following the 2014 coup led by then-army chief Prayut, which removed his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, from power.

 

Yingluck had no power, she was a manupilated puppet, like the present puppet, hence he want's her to stay as long as possible so he the master puppeter can stay in politics.

Just for the record. This was yet another politically motivated nuisance lawsuit. He wasn't even in Thailand when he alleged to have broken the law. Thailand has the most absurd standards to allow for filing such cases. Taksin never was guilty of these charges. Truly a witch hunt. 

 

You may not like him, I may not like him, but everyone deserves fair and just jurisprudence 

41 minutes ago, KhaoHom said:

Just for the record. This was yet another politically motivated nuisance lawsuit. He wasn't even in Thailand when he alleged to have broken the law. Thailand has the most absurd standards to allow for filing such cases. Taksin never was guilty of these charges. Truly a witch hunt. 

 

You may not like him, I may not like him, but everyone deserves fair and just jurisprudence 

"... but everyone deserves fair and just jurisprudence..."  

 

this is a good one, especially of you bring it up (or defend) in connection with teflon toni ... 

 

On 8/23/2025 at 7:11 PM, JAG said:

Given that the decision to dramatically commute Thsksin's sentence, and spend the time in the VIP suite of a Government hospital, was almost certainly ratified at the highest level, then appeals against this verdict, even though it is a different case, are rather a "no win game".

 

The fix was in before his return from exile.

 

absolutely correct, its a pointless political game!

23 hours ago, motdaeng said:

"... but everyone deserves fair and just jurisprudence..."  

 

this is a good one, especially of you bring it up (or defend) in connection with teflon toni ... 

 

 

That wasn't the case. Wake up

On 8/24/2025 at 8:50 AM, spidermike007 said:

Of course he was acquitted, and of course there will be no appeal, or the appeal will be thrown out. This entire system is rigged and the chances of Thaksin getting locked up is about the same as the chances of Trump getting locked up, and they both richly deserve prison. 

 

While I don't disagree with your points about the legal system there was no merit to the LM charges on his visist to Japan.

 

This twisting of evidence you love here and with Trump goes far to show you have no interest in rule of law. It's child level sandbox stuff. 

On 8/24/2025 at 10:13 AM, Mason45 said:

The AG is weighing up whether he should proceed or not pending the receiving of a big fat brown envelope.

 

There will be no appeal. The case was an embarrassment.