PUBLISHED: 11 May 2025 at 19: 39
The Department of Corrections (DC ) denied on Sunday that it would seek a court order to revoke Thai Medical Council’s (MCT) decision to discipline three doctors in connection with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra‘s contentious hospital stay.
The ministry just learned about the MCT’s decision through media reports, according to the DoC, and it would still need to be approved by the public health minister.
According to the statement, the office wanted to make clear that it had not taken any actions independently because media reports had stifle understanding in the general public.
Additionally, the department emphasized that all medical practitioners under the DoC must agree to both professional ethics and MCT regulations.
In connection with Thaksin’s contentious, protracted stay at Police General Hospital ( PGH), Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, vice president of the MCT, reported last Thursday that the government had decided to impose punitive sanctions against three specialists.
One doctor received a formal warning, and the other two received suspensions from their medical licenses for providing false health information and records.
According to Prof. Dr. Prasit, the choice would be forwarded to Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin, who is the MCT’s specific committee’s leader, for further discussion and last approval.
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Position’s investigation into claims that Thaksin’s jail sentence may not have been properly enforced was immediately followed by the MCT’s behavior.
The original leader’s six-month sit at the PGH for unspecified health issues until he was granted probation in February of last year sparked public suspicions of specific treatment.
The following hearing will take place on June 13th, according to the jury.