Corrections key responds to rumors after a picture of an ex-PM being circulated goes viral.
14 October 2023 at 16: 11 PUBLISHED
According to the director-general of the Department of Corrections, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra underwent a magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) scan on Friday before being checked back into his room at Police General Hospital.
After a picture of Thaksin being removed from the 14th surface of the clinic where he has been staying surfaced, Sahakarn Phetnanin responded to an online flurry of debate.
Thaksin was seen in a hospital bed with two individuals who resembled his daughters, & nbsp, Pintongta, and PaetONGtarn, who were both wearing patient gowns and face masks.
Nastee Thongplad, the director of the Bangkok Remand Prison, informed Mr. Sahakarn that a group of doctors who examined Thaksin on Friday at 10 am recommended CT and MRI images, which were performed at 11 am.
According to Mr. Sahakarn, his situation is steady and he was returned to his chamber at Police General Hospital. He declined to provide information about the 74-year-old prisoner’s condition, citing patient privacy and health morality.
He claimed that whenever an inmate is moved somewhere, prison officials are in charge of providing health and preventing an exit or unexpected event rather than the medical decision to send Thaksin for images.
According to Mr. Sahakarn, doctors have not yet informed the department of the potential length of Thaksin’s medical care.
Thaksin is well known for having high blood pressure, heart and respiratory issues, and another aging-related illnesses. According to his daughter Paetongtarn, he underwent surgery last quarter for an unidentified problem.
Any be longer than 30 times may be approved by the director general of the Department of Corrections, based on a health opinion, in accordance with the rules governing criminal transfers to outside hospitals. On September 22, that assent was given.
The continuous director for the Ministry of Justice must approve the treatment if it lasts longer than 60 days, or after Oct. 22 in Thaksin’s situation. If a course of treatment lasts longer than 120 times, the justice minister must approve it.
On August 22, Thaksin returned to the nation after more than 15 times of self-exile worldwide. For abuse of power and conflict of interest while serving as top prior to 2006, he was given an immediate sentence of eight years in prison, which was later reduced to one year under a royal forgiveness.
13 days after being second released from prison, on the evening of August 22, he was admitted to Police General Hospital and has been a resident ever since. The Department of Corrections and the Royal Thai Police have denied providing the prisoner with any preferential therapy.