Supreme Court rejects lawsuit against DSI

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Central Administrative Court today dropped a lawsuit filed by a follower of Phra Dhammachayo accusing the Department of Special Investigation of unlawfully charging the Dhammakaya monks and the temple, and asking it to halt the DSI's unjust practices.

 

The ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court was seen as to uphold earlier sentence by the lower Administrative Court which dropped the case filed by Mrs Kunapha Thamringmart, a follower of the temple, against DSI chief, Phra Buddha-issara, Dr Mano Laohavanich, a former follower of Phra Dhammachayo who turns a strong opponent to Dhammachayo, and Phaiboon Nititawan, a former legislator and constitution drafting committee.

 

She accused them of exercising their status as state officials to unlawfully accuse the temple and it’s monks, tarnishing the image of the temple.

 

She brought the case to the attention of the Administrative Court after the Court of Justice dropped her case.

 

In bringing the case to the Administrative Court, she reasoned that her case was a dispute between the state officials and the private sector and that the Administrative Court must handle under its jurisdiction.

 

But at the ruling today, the Supreme Administrative Court reasoned that the DSI has authority to charge and bring all suspects to justice system.

 

It said the case is not a dispute between state officials and the private sector which comes under its jurisdiction, but under the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice and the Criminal Procedure Code.

 

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How can any one say that the DSI acted unlawfully ?

What the DSI should be served with is a notice of inaction/ inability to carry out their duties.