New investigations into Thaksin are made by parties.
PUBLISHED: 13 May 2025 at 06: 01
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s protracted stay at the Police General Hospital ( PGH) has drawn criticism from the government, with some critics calling for accountability and transparency from both state officials and political figures.
The Medical Council of Thailand (MCT) conducted an ethics investigation into Thaksin’s prolonged hospital stay and his release from prison following the discussion. The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions is likewise reviewing the situation.
The Women’s Network for Thailand Reform and its friends will hold a rally on Tuesday outside Government House to urge Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the Pheu Thai’s chief, to accept responsibility.
The groups will send a complaint to Malaysian head Anwar Ibrahim, the present head of Asean, on Wednesday urging him to reconsider his appointment as an assistant to the Asean seat because he fears that the position will give him undue protection in the face of continuous legal scrutiny.
The teams will file a complaint on Thursday asking Pheu Thai leader Somsak Thepsutin to not interfere with any punitive measures the MCT has suggested against three doctors involved in the case. The agency’s specific committee, which is headed by the public health minister, must approve the resolution in its final form.
Social activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana has written to the NACC to request an investigation into Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong’s controlling of Thaksin’s hospital detention, just as the investigation is getting more and more scrutiny mounts.
According to Mr. Ruangkrai, Pol Col Tawee may have acted, or otherwise, in a way that benefited Thaksin because he was the justice minister overseeing the Department of Corrections ( DoC), a crucial agency in the case. The advocate urged the NACC to check whether the justice secretary had violated moral standards or misused his position.
The Office of Ombudsman’s earlier ruling that the DoC and PGH performed their duties effectively has been challenged by Wirangrong Dabbaransi, the network’s head of institutions for transformation.
In light of the MCT’s determination, she claimed, and that Ombudsman Songsak Saichue should examine the situation and take into account the most recent studies.
She stated that she hoped the watchdog would finish the assessment before the June 13 experiencing because numerous requests about Thaksin’s doctor be were submitted along with information.
The discussion involves the justice system, which has been in public view since Thaksin’s profit in August 2023. It bothers many Thai people, including me, that Thaksin has not really served his time, not even once.
Without any tangible proof of serious conditions, he remained at the PGH. She wrote in the complaint that the disagreement may have violated different laws and is cruel to other prisoners.
On his return, Thaksin received an eight-year prison term, three years total from two instances, and five more years in a second case. Following the aristocratic mercy, the sentence was afterwards reduced to a year.
The DoC transferred Thaksin to the PGH where he remained until he was granted probation in February of last year, a move that raised common questions about whether he had received special therapy. On August 22, 2023, the DoC cited his serious health issues.
On June 13, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hold a hearing on Thaksin’s be.