Foreign media probe Tanasak about Yingluck’s passport

By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK  
THE Nation 
Sydney

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn on Tuesday declined to say whether the government will revoke the passport of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra after she fled the country days before hearing the court verdict in her negligence case.

Tanasak, in Sydney after overseeing a troupe of 56 Khon mask dancers who performed at the Sydney Opera House, was asked by foreign journalists if the government plans to revoke Yingluck's passport.

 

Tanasak, who oversees the Foreign Ministry, said: “The Thai government practices the rule of law. As an administration, we can not intervene in the judgment of the court.

 

"In your country, can you intervene in the court?

 

"Thailand is the big country and the government gives freedom to citizens. We don’t follow individuals in terms of where they are going or when they leave the country. So we're following the rule of law. Just as another country."

 

An arrest warrant was issued for Yingluck by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions last Friday after she failed to turn up for the reading of the verdict.

 

Her negligence case is linked to her then government’s controversial rice-pledging scheme.

 

The court postponed the reading of the verdict until September 27 and ordered the seizure of Yingluck’s Bt30-million bail.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30325177

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-08-29

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

We don’t follow individuals

I do hope they realise his lips are moving!

" Tanasak, in Sydney after overseeing a troupe of 56 Khon mask dancers..."

 

are they all women? how do i get that gig?

 

Fine. You follow the rule of law. When do the negligence prosecutions begin in connection with her exit?

5 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

" Tanasak, in Sydney after overseeing a troupe of 56 Khon mask dancers..."

 

are they all women? how do i get that gig?

 

Seize control of the state and make everything you do legal, constitutional and final.

42 minutes ago, webfact said:

Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn on Tuesday declined to say whether the government will revoke the passport of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra

I will take that as a NO then. If they had any intention of doing it, they would have done so already and made sure we knew about it.

Why all this needless talk about passports?

Only common folk with common needs use passports.

Again, same as the circus re her supposed assets....a drama written for commoners.



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Thailand has no plan to revoke passports of former PM Yingluck, minister says

 

Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she leaves the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has no immediate plan to revoke the passports of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, after she fled the country last week ahead of a court ruling in a negligence case.

 

Yingluck, 50, was elected Thailand's first female prime minister in 2011 and is the sister of ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

 

She skipped Friday's hearing, stunning thousands of supporters gathered at the Supreme Court, with senior party members having said she fled to Dubai.

 

Yingluck holds two Thai passports, one regular and another diplomatic, and is also thought to hold a third, foreign one.

 

"The issue has not reached the foreign ministry yet," foreign minister Don Pramudwinai told reporters when asked if the ministry would revoke Yingluck's passports.

 

"This foreign minister is not yet handling this."

 

Reuters could not contact Yingluck on Tuesday.

 

A foreign ministry spokesman said he could not confirm whether Yingluck held a foreign passport.

 

Her brother Thaksin holds a Montenegrin passport. He was ousted in a 2006 coup and fled Thailand to avoid a 2008 jail term for graft related to a land case he called politically motivated.

 

He has a home in Dubai but travels frequently, particularly to Singapore and Hong Kong, to meet his three children and grandchildren, members of the Shinawatra family have said in social media posts.

 

Yingluck was forced to step down days before a May 2014 coup, after a court found her guilty of abuse of power. She faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of mismanaging a rice scheme that was a flagship policy of her administration.

 

The plan bought rice from farmers at above-market prices and was popular with rice farmers in the north and northeast, regions that have historically supported the Shinawatras.

 

The scheme built up rice stocks of as much as 18 million tonnes, caused Thailand to lose its crown as the world's top rice exporter and led to losses of $8 billion, the ruling military government says.

 

Aides say Yingluck, who pleaded innocent to the negligence charge, left Thailand after receiving information that she would be given a heavy sentence.

 

The Supreme Court will now rule in the case on September 27.

 

(Reporting by Pracha Hariraksapitak; Additional reporting by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Writing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-08-29

Thailand is the big country and the government gives freedom to citizens. How long has this bloke been in Australia ? A gathering of no more then 5 no more then 3 pelvic thrusts wasn't it ? I suppose thats freedom 

Is a court order required to revoke a Thai citizen's passport?  I would have thought the immigration department director could do whatever he wants, much like in the USA where the State Department can revoke a person's passport without getting a court order. Of course, many times a court order is issued to the State department to revoke a person's passport.  And of course the military in power can do whatever they want. 

Tanasak is an army general so why is he not proudly wearing his military uniform with all his medals and regalia. Just to show the people off Australia what Thailand's militarised government is really all about. 

I bet talking to real journalists asking real questions got him in a bit of a sweat

1 hour ago, webfact said:

"In your country, can you intervene in the court?

Ah, the typical rhetorical question when posed with a question that they can't answer. 

 

Thailand is a special and unique culture that foreigners can never understand. The army took over the country, so why can't they intervene in the courts? When there's no democracy or checks and balances, the country will be run by a select few. Is it that hard to imagine that they can also control the courts?

 

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Tanasak, who oversees the Foreign Ministry, said: “The Thai government practices the rule of law

operative word there is 'practices', someday they will apply it

Off topic: I remember some of our Ozzy friends stating that members of the Junta wouldn't be allowed into Australia, yet here is the DPM in Sydney. 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

the government gives freedom to citizens.

“The Thai government practices the rule of law. As an administration, we can not intervene in the judgment of the court." Brilliant!

53 minutes ago, tracker1 said:

Thailand is the big country and the government gives freedom to citizens. How long has this bloke been in Australia ? A gathering of no more then 5 no more then 3 pelvic thrusts wasn't it ? I suppose thats freedom 

5

Well, you are supposed to insert the qualifiers yourself ... so it should be read as "Thailand is the big country and the government gives freedom to citizens that <are loyal to us / do as they are told / pay us well / insert your favorite one here >" 

Yinluck has ofcourse more non Thai official identities and with a original pasport.
For arround 100.000USD  you can get an official Panamees pasport with a other name, in more countries you can apply for a new Identity.
Nothing new under the Sky if you have enough Bucks...

1 hour ago, craftyone said:

Why all this needless talk about passports?

Only common folk with common needs use passports.

Again, same as the circus re her supposed assets....a drama written for commoners.



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Hopefully it has more to do with face, ghosts and superstition than we'll show you, but who knows.

A deal was made between this government and Thaksin, hence the reason he has been so quiet these past months.

PLAN Thaksin, this a new era for Thai political system.

 

All politicians now knew the other options after corruptions.

 

They will never keep their balance in Thailand anymore.

 

So, all schemes will run smoothly in the future, until an exile!

53 minutes ago, DLang said:

Freedom or Free them ?

So now she left "days before" the court verdict was due to be announced. Curiouser and curiouser. . . 

The foreign media is wasting their precious time asking. Ordinary people along the streets also know the answer.

Yingluck’s passport not yet revoked

By The Nation

 

The Foreign Ministry has not yet to received notice from the police in order to revoke the Thai passport of fugitive ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday.

“This is the police’s duty. The relevant officers will discuss this later on,” Don said. “The ministry is well prepared, but we still have not yet received notice of the matter.”

 

An arrest warrant against Yingluck was issued on Friday after the former premier failed to show up at the Supreme Court to hear a final ruling on a case of alleged negligence to stop irregularities in he government’s controversial rice-pledging scheme.

 

Her lawyer claimed that she was suffered from Meniere’s disease, but he failed to produce a medical certificate and did not convince the court that this was the case.

 

Yingluck’s brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, has had his Thai passport revoked several times by authorities. The most recent time was in 2015, after Thaksin allegedly defamed the Army in an interview with the press.

 

Living in self-exile abroad since the 2006 coup, Thaksin returned to Thailand in 2008 to report himself to the court.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30325189

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-08-29

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Tanasak, who oversees the Foreign Ministry, said: “The Thai government practices the rule of law. As an administration, we can not intervene in the judgment of the court.

 

"In your country, can you intervene in the court?

 

"Thailand is the big country and the government gives freedom to citizens. We don’t follow individuals in terms of where they are going or when they leave the country. So we're following the rule of law. Just as another country."

 

He forgot to add:

"And if the law doesn't suit us we invoke Article 44."

1 hour ago, SABloke said:

Off topic: I remember some of our Ozzy friends stating that members of the Junta wouldn't be allowed into Australia, yet here is the DPM in Sydney. 

"Australia scaled back relations with the Thai military yesterday and banned coup leaders from traveling there."  Jun 1 2014 Columbus Dispatch

3 hours ago, webfact said:

"Thailand is the big country and the government gives freedom to citizens. We don’t follow individuals in terms of where they are going or when they leave the country. So we're following the rule of law. Just as another country."

A big and respected country does not overthrow an elected government. There's no bigger crime than that.

2 hours ago, craftyone said:

Why all this needless talk about passports?

Only common folk with common needs use passports.

Again, same as the circus re her supposed assets....a drama written for commoners.



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I guess you must be a commoner then, same as most of us