rickfarang Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Comment: Personally, I see this as very funny:"If they fail to appear, they could be sent to jail," I am sure there is some rational reason that I do not understand for their saying this, but it made me smile all the same. ---------------- Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6766435.stm Thai police order Thaksin return Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (file image) Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra has been ordered to appear before police in Bangkok next week to face corruption charges. Thai police have charged Mr Thaksin and his wife with secretly concealing assets in a property company owned by his family. Police said Mr Thaksin could face arrest if he did not show up. He is currently living abroad, after his government was toppled in a military coup last September. Mr Thaksin and his wife Pojaman were ordered to appear before the police by 29 June, police said. "If they fail to appear, they could be sent to jail," Sunai Manomai-udom of the special investigations department said. He said Mr Thaksin and his wife would be charged on two counts of violating disclosure rules concerning the company SC Assets, which was part of the family's Shin Corp telecoms empire. Dissolved party Since he was ousted in last year's bloodless coup, a special committee has been investigating Mr Thaksin's affairs for alleged corruption. The controversy surrounds his family's sale of Shin Corp to a Singaporean firm in January 2006. In May, his party, Thai Rak Thai, was found guilty of electoral violations by a Thai tribunal, and ordered to be dissolved. Mr Thaksin and more than 100 other senior party officials were banned from politics for five years. Since he was toppled, the former prime minister has been living abroad - mainly in London. His wife has been in and out of Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I'll be damned if any of the thaksins ever end up in jail, but it would be a very interesting new beginning for thailand if they did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Why don't they just empty his bank accounts and have done with it? Dressing it up in legal language doesn't fool anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseafan Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 If thats all they could get him on, then they are either inept at their jobs or he is indeed innocent of pretty much evertything they have accused him of. Concealing money in property is the number one rule that politicians MUST break...hardly cause for him to be ousted in a military coup though... Sounds like desperation on the authorities part to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I am sure Mr T knows all about the dirty money the current top police officials have buried. How do all those police commanders afford luxury cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Well, this is just it, if he goes down, who is he capable of taking down with him...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Yes it woud get very messy indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 "...Comment: Personally, I see this as very funny:"If they fail to appear, they could be sent to jail," I am sure there is some rational reason that I do not understand for their saying this, but it made me smile all the same..." I think the basic spirit of this is similar to when you get a traffic summons. It basically means you MUST show up and answer the charge. If you fail to appear, you are basically in contempt of court, and can be charged/held for that, even if acquitted of the original charge...er, if I recall from my various times involved with such proceedings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 might be a way to make sure he doesn't come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 That could be part of it. I expect at some point his assets will be confiscated and returned to the Thai people...well some of the Thai people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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