PUBLISHED: 29 May 2024 at 06: 02
On Wednesday, the attorney-general’s decision will be all about the attorney-general’s decision to implicate former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra for lese majority.
Attorney-General Amnat Chetcharoenrak delayed the decision on April 10 until Wednesday in the midst of a second investigation statement from the authorities.
Prior to this, Prayut Phetcharakhun, the Office of the Attorney-General’s ( OAG ) deputy spokesman, claimed police investigators had not sent the office a complete report.
He said the lawyer- general was seeking further questioning, saying he needed more information, and Thaksin even requested it in a petition for good treatment.
Mr. Prayut claimed that the attorney-general had to make a decision despite receiving some of the necessary extra information from the police.
The Technology Crime Suppression Division took over the case after Thaksin’s parole was granted on February 18 and gave him a momentary release.
In 2015, Thaksin is alleged to have defamed the monarchy in remarks made during an appointment with the North Korean Chosun Ilbo magazine, in which he claimed secret council supported the revolution that overthrew the rule of his younger girl Yingluck Shinawatra.
The remarks made during the meeting, according to authorities, perhaps had violated both the Computer Crime Act and Section 112 of the Criminal Code, which are also known as the der guess rules.
Public prosecutors may deal with the situation as they please, according to Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong’s statement on Tuesday.
A group of protesters gathered on Tuesday to hand a letter to the OAG asking it to expedite the accusation against Thaksin outside the state advanced on Chaeng Watthana Road.
The Thai Citizens Protecting the Monarchy organization’s chair, Arnon Klinkaew, said the organization will rush to see if Thaksin is charged by the OAG.
We will show outside the state advanced until the end of July, he said.