According to Tawee, original PM is not the only prisoner permitted to receive more than 30 days of outside treatment.
PUBLISHED: September 21, 2023, at 15:44
Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong stated on Thursday that Thaksin Shinawatra is one of many prisoners whose hospital gets may be extended depending on the decision of pertinent specialists and physicians.
Mr. Tawee was in response to a report that Thaksin had been at Police General Hospital for 30 weeks before the Department of Corrections had permitted him to remain longer. On the first day after his return to the country on August 22, Thaksin was transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison to a hospital.
According to the justice minister, the director-general of the Department of Corrections has the authority to extend a prisoner’s doctor be based on medical advice.
” For more than 30 days, some other prisoners have received treatment outside of their incarceration.” The parson noted that Thaksin is not the only instance of this kind.
The permanent repository for justice will need to approve any stay at the hospital that lasts longer than 60 days, and a stay of more than 120 days must be supported by the judge minister. According to Mr. Tawee, for clearances may primarily be based on the advice of pertinent physicians.
The minister claimed that because he had not spoken with the corrections director-general about the operation next week, neither the cause of Thaksin’s operation nor any specifics about his present condition were known to him.
Thaksin underwent surgery last month for a number of reasons, according to Pol Lt Gen Dr Sophonrat Singhajaru, general practitioner at Police General Hospital, who announced this on Tuesday. He remained silent out of respect for individual anonymity.
Thaksin is well known for having high blood pressure, heart and respiratory issues, and another aging-related illnesses.
It had been almost a quarter since he was taken to the hospital, according to activists who demanded an update on Thaksin’s heath on Monday. He was released from prison, where he is currently serving a one-year word, only 13 hours after being committed.
The Department of Corrections also announced on Monday that Thaksin would need to serve at least six months in prison, or until late February, before he could request password.
After spending 15 times in self-exile, Thaksin, 74, returned to Thailand on the morning of August 22. During his presence, he had been found guilty, given a sentence, and accused of new offenses.
The Supreme Court sentenced him to eight years in prison for the three circumstances that were ultimately resolved on the same day. Yet, due to health reasons, he was transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison to Police General Hospital at around 2 a.m. the following day.
His Majesty the King later reduced his sentence to one time in prison.
Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong asserts that” Thaksin is not the only event of this kind.”