Attorney-general given 15 days to review up to contract judge
PUBLISHED: 22 Oct 2024 at 17: 25
The attorney-general was given a deadline of 15 days to report on the progress made in handling a judge’s petition challenging Thaksin Shinawatra and his alleged control over the Pheu Thai Party by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
The contract court met on Tuesday to explore Therayut Suwankesorn’s complaint.
Mr. Therayut accused the former prime minister of being a risk to the legal king by his ties to the government’s coalition-core Pheu Thai Party and demanded that he be given a warrant to prevent it in a 5, 080-page complaint filed at the courtroom on October 10.
The Pheu Thai Party, led by his daughter, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinwawatra, was named the second accused and Thaksin the next accused according to the complaint. The two accused received six complaints against them.
After being found guilty last year of abuse of power while in office before being ousted by a military coup in 2006, Thaksin is accused of using the Ministry of Justice under the Pheu Thai-led government to secure his prolonged remain at Police General Hospital.
In accordance with a memorandum of understanding signed in 2001 while he was prime minister, Mr. Therayut even accused Thaksin of pushing the authorities to promote aquatic tools in Thai lakes with Cambodia. In reality, the plea says, the sea boundary between the two countries remains in debate, although Pheu Thai is seeking to revive conversations.
He alleges that Thaksin had instructed Pheu Thai to work with the Women’s Party to press for constitutional changes. The disbanded Move Forward Party, which the Constitutional Court had earlier found guilty of putting in jeopardizing the constitutional king, is now known as the Women’s Party.  ,  ,
Additionally, Thaksin is accused of holding discussions with coalition parties at his house on August 14 regarding a replacement for former prime minister Srettha Thavisin. On the same day, the Constitutional Court dismissed Mr. Srettha for an morality infraction.
The complaint accuses Thaksin of ordering Pheu Thai to oust the Palang Pracharath Party from the coalition state.
Mr. Therayut added that Ms. Paetongtarn’s speech to parliament on September 12 echoed the much-hyped “vision” that Thaksin outlined in a breakfast talk on August 22.
Mr. Therayut had previously requested a decision from the Constitutional Court on September 24 in which case he had requested that the ruling party’s leader ask the attorney-general for permission to stop threatening the constitutional monarchy by influencing the judgement Pheu Thai party.
When the attorney-general had never taken any action 15 days after receiving the plea, under Section 49 of the Constitution, Mr Therayut immediately petitioned the Constitutional Court.
Before deciding whether or not to take the petition, the court agreed to send a letter to the attorney-general explaining how the case’s leading counsel handled the complaint and how they went about gathering evidence.  ,
The judge gave the attorney-general 15 days to send a document on the management of the plea.
Lawyer Therayut Suwankesorn addresses investigators after filing a complaint with the Constitutional Court on October 10. ( Screenshot )