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Return of Saxena

Latest photo of Rakesh Saxena, 57, as he arrived

at Bejing Airport and was taken to board a THAI flight

to go to Bangkok. The photo was taken by a Nation

reporter who is accompanying him on the plane to Bangkok.

Rakesh Saxena is expected to land at the Suvarnabhumi Airport shortly after 9 pm, ending one of the longest extradition battles.

We have a reporter on the same plane, so please stay tuned with us for constantly updated coverage of an arrival that will surely add more spice to the already boiling hot local politics.

Police Hospital prepares VIP room for Saxena

The Police Hospital has prepared a VIP room for providing medical checkup and healthcare for fugitive Rakesh Saxena once he arrives Thailand Friday night.

Pol Maj Gen Atthaphan Promtharat, deputy director of the hospital, said a medical team will go to the Suvarnabhumi International Airport at 7 pm to wait for Saxena.

The fugitive, who has been extradited from Canada, is scheduled to arrive at the airport at 9 pm.

Atthaphan said Saxena is partially paralyzed and has other chronic health problems.

Saxena to be taken for questioning at CSD after landing

Police hospital prepares a room to check health

conditions of Rakesh Saxena, who is extradited from

Canada to face charges of embezzlement in Thailand.

Saxena is on wheelchair after suffering from a stroke.

Fugitive Rakesh Saxena will be taken from the Suvarnabhumi International Airport to the Crime Suppression Division for questioning, the police spokesman said Friday.

Pol Lt Gen Pongsaphat Pongchanroen said Saxena will arrive on Thai Airways International's Flight TG645 at 9:30 pm.

Police will take him out of the airport through a special channel and will take him to the CSD.

Interrogators will try to finish interrogating him during the night and Saxena will have to spend the night at the CSD head office.

-- The Nation 2009-10-30

[spacemand]

For others not knowing who he is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakesh_Saxena

This topic is continued form this recent thread:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Decision-Rak...on-t309694.html

[skippybangkok]

Looks like local prisons are so much better that oversea's!!

[faranginbkk]

Is it true that the BBC bank/Saxena lent out lots of money to politicians without collateral?

[DegenFarang]

heh came here to post just that. Great wiki page. Sounds like a very interesting character. Business dealings all over the world and with very high level people - with tons of money involved. Too bad he's looking at spending the rest of his days in a Thai prison.

[Grey11]

Is it true that the BBC bank/Saxena lent out lots of money to politicians without collateral?

[Grey11]

"fighted" extradition?! Well, I read in the Bangkok Post that he "fought" extradition for 13 years!!! 13 years!!! What is wrong with the court system in Canada?! This guy must have run to Canada with millions of dollars. Must have been able to pay some good attorneys and maybe some judges. Maybe convicted criminals are those charged should quit fleeing to England with all their money and go to Canada instead.

[Lancashirelad]

Very interesting link, thanks Spacemand.

[taxin]

Why does he have to spend the rest of his days in a Thai prison ? Sounds like an amateur compared to Thaksin !

[george]

New info:

Flight from Beijing delayed according to TV channel TNN, no estimated arrival time in Bangkok given.

We follow the story.

[Pops]

Fighted ??? shouldn't this be Fought ??

[cmiuc]

at this point, 13 years, bad health... take him in the back and give him a loaded a revolver and let him do his deed... that is about as much as this will go..

giving him a VIP room at some hotel is about as stupid as it comes for a criminal...

politics and crime...hand in hand...

[DegenFarang]

For others not knowing who he is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakesh_Saxena

heh came here to post just that. Great wiki page. Sounds like a very interesting character. Business dealings all over the world and with very high level people - with tons of money involved. Too bad he's looking at spending the rest of his days in a Thai prison.

Why does he have to spend the rest of his days in a Thai prison ? Sounds like an amateur compared to Thaksin !

Maybe in the court of public opinion, but not in the court of law. Thaksin's charges must be fairly light if he only got a two year sentence. This guy is accused of embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars from a public company. Thats got to be at least 10 years. Plus it sounds like he's on his death bed anyway, sick as hel_l. Who knows though, maybe he'll be back in Canada next year.

[IvanDobsky]

For others not knowing who he is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakesh_Saxena

heh came here to post just that. Great wiki page. Sounds like a very interesting character. Business dealings all over the world and with very high level people - with tons of money involved. Too bad he's looking at spending the rest of his days in a Thai prison.

Why does he have to spend the rest of his days in a Thai prison ? Sounds like an amateur compared to Thaksin !

Maybe in the court of public opinion, but not in the court of law. Thaksin's charges must be fairly light if he only got a two year sentence. This guy is accused of embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars from a public company. Thats got to be at least 10 years. Plus it sounds like he's on his death bed anyway, sick as hel_l. Who knows though, maybe he'll be back in Canada next year.

Maybe a bunch of people will get a petition together to pardon him?

[MaiChai]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8333212.stm

[george]

Update:

Raxena ETA is 22:45 Bangkok time.

[cmiuc]

Maybe Amnesty International, UN Watchdog agency can step in a help him..

maybe a movie... "Free Wily(Rakesh)" will come out... about as old as that...

silly...silly...silly :D

[tropo]

Fighted ??? shouldn't this be Fought ??

It's just advertising. I was so puzzled by the use of the word "fighted" that I opened the link.

[Falcon]

giving him a VIP room at some hotel is about as stupid as it comes for a criminal...

VIP room in a hotel? Where does it say anything about that? They are talking about the Police HOSPITAL in Pathum Wan, Bangkok which is a public hospital but run under police care and administration.

[dude007]

Newin must be nervous...

[dude007]

seeing this luxury room, Toxin must be hopeful....

[VitalGirl]

Nice to see a precedent set and a growing sense of the rule of law... may all the criminals who have pillaged this country and run away be eventually extradited and brought to justice in Thailand.

[george]

RETURN OF SAXENA

No political interference in Saxena case : PM

By The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva vowed Friday to prosecute politicians found linked to the BBC banking fraud case in 1996, dismissing concern about fixing the legal proceedings for the sake of political expediency.

"There is no cause for concern because everything will proceed in accordance with evidence," he said.

Abhisit said the prosecution of the Indian-born financier Rakesh Saxena would be based on the rule of law, freed from political meddling.

The government will not play a political game in connection with the fraud case in 1996, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban meanwhile echoed his boss.

Saxena, in Thai custody following the successful extradition hearing in Canada, has boasted of having political contacts with the defunct faction known as the Group of 16, which has morphed into various coalition cliques, including the Newin Chidchob faction.

"The fraud case involving Saxena will proceed in accordance with judicial procedures without interference by the government," Suthep said.

-- The Nation 2009-10-30

[Jonathanpattaya]

Is it true that the BBC bank/Saxena lent out lots of money to politicians without collateral?

Do you mean BCCI?

[george]

Update:

Saxena just arrived with a different flight than announced, TG615.

Not been seen yet according to Thai TV channel TNN.

[robertthesculptor]

For others not knowing who he is:

thank you I had no clue...so much to learn...

[george]

Update:

Rakesh Saxena arrives

Flight TG 615 which Rakesh Saxena boarded already landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Friday night.

The flight is delayed for about hour and a half from the set schedule.

-- The Nation 2009-10-30

[crocodilexp]

"fighted"

Attests to the high standards of English teaching in Thailand... and general inability to admit mistakes, even when pointed out by a spell checker (assuming they bothered to use one).

[Trouble]

Thanks for posting the information from Wikipedia. Seems to me that lots of accusations but little evidence to back up those accusations. Probably some of the reason for the lengthly process through the Canadian court system. It will be interesting to see if the Thai authorities can link funds transfers from the Commerce Bank of BKK to Saxena. My bet is if it was done it was thru investments, ,loans, stock transactions and all sorts of other vehicles which were risky business practices for the bank to begin with. If as it seems, this guy has been able to keep from being convicted elsewhere, he will only get convicted in Thailand because of pressure of political elite and judges who seem indifferent to evidence, required in other countries, to prove guilt or innocence. Seems he was an "advisor" to a bank vice president. I am not necessarily thinking of his guilt or innocence, however 14 years have passed since the bank's failure and it will be interesting to see what evidence the Thai authorities put forth in order to get this guy convicted.

As a side note, I once met Adnan Khashoggi (one of the people listed in the Wikipedia article) and have been in awe of the ability of some of these money people to wheel and deal. At the time Khashoggi was involved with being a middle man between Lockheed and others trying to sell planes to Saudi Arabia. All involved kickbacks to already wealthy people so they would influence purchases from the "right" company. Extremely interesting stuff and reads like a novel. Of course this is an everyday event in Thailand anyway.

It will be interesting to follow this story.

[alstaxi]

"fighted" extradition?! Well, I read in the Bangkok Post that he "fought" extradition for 13 years!!! 13 years!!! What is wrong with the court system in Canada?! This guy must have run to Canada with millions of dollars. Must have been able to pay some good attorneys and maybe some judges. Maybe convicted criminals are those charged should quit fleeing to England with all their money and go to Canada instead.

Maybe