Thailand’s Medical Council is under intense pressure to release results as soon as possible.
PUBLISHED: 24 Apr 2025 at 06: 03
The Dharma Army and the Network of Students and People for Reform of Thailand ( NSPRT ) have written to the Thai Medical Council to request clarification on ethical and medical issues relating to former Thai prime minister’s treatment at Police General Hospital ( PGH) while he is imprisoned.
The NSPRT head argued that health problems can be independently verified and do not need to be weighed down for too long before the committee could release its findings regarding Thaksin’s disease and treatment.
Additionally, Mr. Pichit requested that Thaksin give testimony because without it, the case may be viewed as incomplete and no involving all functions.
Mr. Pichit criticized the council for putting the subject on hold, which had originally been scheduled for April 10 according to additional paperwork submitted by the hospital and the health correctional institution.
He noted that this might be a ploy to consciously wait proceedings, particularly since Thaksin’s reported health problems can be quickly and clearly verified by medical information.
In addition to Mr. Pichit’s inquiries, the question was whether Thaksin had a critical situation and was actually diagnosed with it at the Medical Correctional Institution.
He also questioned Thaksin’s registration for a particular parole that was granted for health reasons, including claims that he couldn’t dress himself.
According to Mr. Pichit, a person’s inability to care for themselves may be assessed over time, never within a one time, and that Thaksin’s recent public images do not fit the profile of someone in a critical condition.
When asked if his party would support the mayor’s last selection, Mr. Pichit suggested that if the conclusion is supported by scientific evidence, the general public would find it acceptable.
Thaksin, 75, was given an eight-year jail sentence in August 2023 for abuse of power while in office from 2001-2006, which was later reduced to one time by a royal pardon. He was transferred to Police General Hospital, where he stayed until he was granted parole six months later, and previously spent a single day there.