Verdict On Thaksin Cabinet 1.44 Billion Baht Corruption Case Set For August 17

[Thai at Heart]

He's gone, and he won't be coming back. They should have read the verdict without him - now some more will doubtless take sudden international medical vacations.

Exactly. It's the court that has the backbone problem. I knew they'd take any reason to postpone. They're scared to take any dynamic decision. As for taking passports from remaining defendants, are you kidding? Each defendant would just smile and say, "Oh, I think it's at home, I'll try and get it to you later." .....and that would be the end of that mini-fiasco.

The court is to be commended for at least confiscating the Bt.1 million bail for the shirker. Will they get in a post-dated check?

I agree, but would like to ask what they were to do with the 1mn other than take it? Who knows? In this crazy country maybe it could be sent to him as a bit of extra spenders on his sojourn in the US.

As for getting hold of their passports, a blacklisting at immigration would be a start. If they want to do a runner by private jet, I don't expect the airforce to shoot the plane down. I wonder if they will be able to extradite him for breaking his bail after the Victor Bout fiasco last week. And as for a court COMPELLING anyone to do something, well that would need someone to actually ENFORCE THE LAW. But then again, we all know the reality here.

Maybe the word bail doesn't exist in Thai, because it doesn't seem to have any effect on the conduct of anyone subject to it at all.

[sriracha john]

Part of the issue is that Adisai the Absconder has more than one criminal case in which he is a defendant and another court had granted him permission to go to the USA and now he's attempting to use one court's decision to apply to all his cases.

Pretty crass of him, though, to notify the courts via an email to his lawyer.

Edited August 17, 2009 by sriracha john

[sriracha john]

Ruling on Rubber Sapling Case Postponed to Next Month

The Supreme Court for political post holders has decided to postpone its verdict on the rubber sapling case to September 21, following the absence of the former Commerce Minister, one of the 44 defendants. The court also issued an arrest warrant for him despite his e-mail saying that he is sick in the US.

Former Commerce Minister Adisai Bhodharamik sent a request to the Supreme Court for political post holders for a delay in the verdict on the rubber sapling case, claiming he has to be absent from today's court session because of a planned treatment of his backbone ailment between July 15 and August 30 in the United States.

Adisai's lawyer said he has received an e-mail from his client that he was granted permission by the tribunal in charge of the two and three-digit lottery to leave for the United States during this period.

However, the court stated Adisai had no urgent need to receive the treatment as he did not go abroad after his previous petition was granted due to the concern on the outbreak of the A/H1N1 Flu in the US and Mexico and he is still in the recovering stage from an operation last year.

The court, therefore, ordered his bail guarantor to be fined and an arrest warrant to be issued for him.

Forty-three of defendants in rubber sapling case today appeared before the court to hear its ruling, but Adisai's no show resulted in the verdict reading to be postponed to September 21.

In conclusion to the order, the court said it hoped all 44 defendants will be present for the reading of the ruling next month.

One of the defendants in this case is Newin Chidchob, ruling coalition partner Bhum Jai Thai Party's henchman. Newin said he has not kept contact with Adisai and does not know why he was not present for today's ruling.

Newin affirmed he will not flee anywhere and will be present for the reading of the verdict next month. Two other former ministers, Sora-at Klinpratum and Warathep Ratanakorn, also affirmed their attendance at the reading of the verdict.

-- Tan Network 2009-08-17

[jasreeve17]

Part of the issue is that Adisai the Absconder has more than one criminal case in which he is a defendant and another court had granted him permission to go to the USA and now he's attempting to use one court's decision to apply to all his cases.

Pretty crass of him, though, to notify the courts via an email to his lawyer.

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So, this other court didn't notice today's high profile case and how the defendant applying for a permission to leave the country was also involved??? They don't communicate with each other, they just make rulings that will obviously affect other courts, willy-nilly. Strange.

[animatic]

Adisai, Designated Runner.

Falling on his Million Baht Sword for the Team!

[brahmburgers]

Part of the issue is that Adisai the Absconder has more than one criminal case in which he is a defendant and another court had granted him permission to go to the USA and now he's attempting to use one court's decision to apply to all his cases.

Pretty crass of him, though, to notify the courts via an email to his lawyer.

So, this other court didn't notice today's high profile case and how the defendant applying for a permission to leave the country was also involved??? They don't communicate with each other, they just make rulings that will obviously affect other courts, willy-nilly. Strange.

If a big shot like Adisai wants to split, he can split. He doesn't even need some fancy pants excuse. He could say a soothsayer in Chiang Mai told him Pluto was aligned with the Mcdonald's arches, and the city fathers would probably nod sagely and let him have his way.

[Brewsta]

Why could the court not deliver a verdict, guilty or otherwise on all defendants, including 'the runaway' in absentia, as is normal due process in most civilised countries?'

TIT, I guess.....situation 'normal'.

regardz and bemused,

Brewsta

Edited August 17, 2009 by Brewsta

[animatic]

The million baht in guarantee that Adisai's friend lost, is about his yearly golf club bill.

The clubs, not the place with the greens and clubhouse..

that costs MUCH more.

Edited August 17, 2009 by animatic

[sriracha john]

Court postpones verdict; warrant issued against former minister

BANGKOK, Aug 17 (TNA) - Thailand's Supreme Court on Monday delayed reading its verdict in a large-scale corruption case regarding the purchase of rubber saplings against 44 defendants, among them five ministers in the former Thaksin Shinawatra administration, while an arrest warrant was issued against former commerce minister Adisai Bodharamik for not appearing.

Forty-three defendants who arrived at court Monday afternoon included Newin Chidchob, former deputy minister of agriculture and agricultural cooperatives and a key figure of the current coalition member Bhumjaithai Party, former deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak, former deputy finance minister Varathep Ratanakorn, and former agriculture minister Sora-at Klinprathum.

However, former commerce minister Adisai Bodharamik was absent. His lawyer submitted his electronic mail to the court explaining that he was having medical treatment on his spinal cord in the United States from July 15 to August 31.

The Supreme Court's Political Division for Political Office Holders postponed reading its verdict until September 21 and issued an arrest warrant against Adisai.

The court reasoned that the date for reading the verdict had been foreseen long before and that Adisai should have given the court prior notice about his planned absence before the scheduled hearing date.

The court then issued an arrest warrant for Adisai, and his guarantor must settle the fine within 30 days as the defendant apparently intended to miss the verdict’s reading.

After the court order, Newin, Varathep and Sora-at said they would attend the court's verdict reading on September 21.

Newin said he had no contact with Adisai and could not say whether the former commerce minister will attend the verdict reading next month.

Monday’s court session was conducted amid tight security as the so-called blue-shirts came together to show their support for Mr Newin, while the anti-government, red-shirted activists gathered at Sanam Luang, not far from the court compound, to prevent possible clashes between the two groups.

The 44 defendants were earlier allegedly involved in the Bt1.44 billion (about US$41 million) in a rubber sapling supply programme in which the former government of Thaksin awarded contracts to private companies to grow 90 million saplings.

Three private companies were charged, including a subsidiary of Thailand's largest agro-industrial conglomerate, the Charoen Pokphand Group.

The subsidiary, Charoen Pokphand Seeds, and other two companies are alleged to have been involved in the procurement and were charged with supplying poor quality rubber saplings to farmers.

-- TNA 2009-08-14

[sriracha john]

Former Commerce Minister and former Education Minister Adisai Bodharamik (left) at a Boy Scout Jamboree

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Arrest warrant issued for Adisai

The Supreme Court has issued an arrest warrant for former Commerce Minister Adisai Bodharamik and fined his guarantor a million baht after ruling he intentionally avoided hearing its judgement on the rubber sapling procurement case yesterday. Adisai's absence forced the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions to postpone the announcement of its ruling from yesterday to September 21.

Adisai's lawyer asked the panel of nine judges to hand down their judgement on the 44 defendants in the absence of his client. He told the court Adisai had notified him by email he was in the US to receive treatment for a spinal injury. He said Adisai had previously told the Supreme Court handling the two- and three-digit lottery case that he had to go to the US for treatment and the court allowed him leave from July 15 to Aug 31.

The nine judges yesterday said the hearing for the ruling on the rubber sapling case had been set in advance and if Adisai had to receive treatment, he should have informed the court in advance about his absence. The panel believed Adisai intended to evade the hearing and jump bail. It fined his guarantor a million baht and issued a warrant for Adisai's arrest. Adisai is one of five politicians from the Thaksin Shinawatra administration accused of malfeasance and

Continued here:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/2221...sued-for-adisai

-- Bangkok Post 2009-08-18

[animatic]

Former Commerce Minister and former Education Minister Adisai Bodharamik (left) at a Boy Scout Jamboree

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How did he manage to get the corpse of Joe E. Brown dressed as a boyscout for this photo-op?

[Thai at Heart]

Arrest warrant issued for Adisai

Panel says ex-minister 'evaded his hearing'

Writer: KING-OUA LAOHONG

Published: 18/08/2009 at 12:00 AM

Newspaper section: News

http://bangkokpost.net/news/local/22214/ar...sued-for-adisai

Contained inside......

Mr Adisai's lawyer asked the panel of nine judges to hand down their judgement on the 44 defendants in the absence of his client.

What can you say?

[TAWP]

Mr Adisai's lawyer asked the panel of nine judges to hand down their judgement on the 44 defendants in the absence of his client.

What can you say?

I say...what is the rationale to not sentence the others?

[FatherF]

Mr Adisai's lawyer asked the panel of nine judges to hand down their judgement on the 44 defendants in the absence of his client.

What can you say?

I say...what is the rationale to not sentence the others?

It may well give him an indication of his fate, he may then elect not to return to LOS, but exile himself elsewhere......

FF

[stumonster]

what chance is there the ruling will stay secret for 6 weeks ?

[blakegeee]

What a joke! I am shocked that "nothing happened". All they have to do is have 1 of 44 absent and the ruling will never be made.

BTW: Whats with all the photos that are suspended from being seen until July 4747 ??? I might not even use ThaiVisa anymore in 2195 years.

Edited August 20, 2009 by blakegeee