Bangkok, July 26 – It is almost clear that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand on August 10, after fleeing abroad for up to 15 years, many people keep an eye on When he returns, will he be punished or not, and how will "Thaksin" return?
Departures of Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Happened after the coup on September 19, 2006, Thaksin left Thailand to live abroad. before returning to Thailand again on February 28, 2008. On that day at 09.45 a.m., a Thai Airways flight TG 603 departed from Hong Kong. touching the runway of Suvarnabhumi Airport People who love Thaksin came to welcome Causing officers to deploy police force and Arintharat unit of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters maintain peace in the area and at various points
As for Mr. Thaksin Spend about 10 minutes talking with your family in the VIP room before leaving the lounge. Greet the people who come to welcome you. before bowing to the land Calling tears from those who love and believe Then turned himself in at the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions. according to an arrest warrant in the case of land corruption in Ratchada Including going to surrender in the case of concealing the shareholder structure of SC Asset Company at the Office of the Attorney General, in which the first case Mr Thaksin placed 8 million baht in securities to bail out, while in the second case placed 1 million baht in securities
After bailing out, Mr. Thaksin opened up, “I needed to prove and defend my reputation that had been unfairly damaged. And coming back today, I don't want to get involved in politics.”
But only 5 months, on July 31, 2008, Mr. Thaksin left the country. by requesting permission from the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions Went to watch the Olympic Games in Beijing and said he would return on August 11, 2018, but in the end, Mr. Thaksin never came back to set foot in Thailand.
After Thaksin went abroad tried to move through social media Especially in the latter besides talking about politics still say very often that he will return to Thailand with the exact date specified to be the birthday, today (July 26, 2023), causing on July 12, 2023 to the point that the document was leaked Metropolitan Police Division 2 held a meeting to prepare for the security of important people. The interesting agenda is Agenda 2.2 Procedures for Legal Proceedings. In the case of an accused under a warrant of imprisonment traveling into the Kingdom of Thailand by passenger plane at Don Mueang Airport or Suvarnabhumi
Agenda 3 is to determine travel routes, which on July 12th planned 4 routes, separated into a landing route at Suvarnabhumi Airport. and landing route at Don Mueang Airport which this agenda If compared to the events that will take place on August 10, the route may have to be cut off at Suvarnabhumi Airport entirely, because Ms. Phae Thong Than has posted that Father will land at Don Mueang Airport. Make the route predicted to be used on that day. and the deployment of security forces and facilitating traffic, leaving only 2 routes
The first route is from Don Mueang Airport. There will be staff waiting to receive and taken to the Supreme Court before being sent to the Bangkok Special Prison
Route 2 is to land at Don Mueang Airport. The officers came to pick us up at the airport and then escorted them to the NACC (special control facility) before going to the Supreme Court.
according to the said plan made many people speculate that Thaksin returns to Thailand must return as a prisoner of Thaksin There are correctional officers waiting to receive to freeze themselves from the immigration checkpoint And detained in the Bangkok Special Prison or sent to the court and has prepared a special control facility which is located in the same area as the police club Vibhavadi Rangsit Road It is the place where Thaksin was detained. temporarily while entering the justice process which Mr. Thaksin There are currently 4 cases with a total of 12 years in prison, but 1 of these cases has expired, namely the fraudulent purchase of land in Ratchada area, 33 rai 78 square wah, priced at 772 million baht, dated October 21, 2008. The Supreme Court reads the verdict behind the scenes Imprisoned Mr. Thaksin for 2 years, but because the case has a 10-year prescription, causing the case to expire now.
The remaining three cases, the first case, the Lottery on Land case or the case of corruption in the project of issuing special lottery numbers at the end of the 3 digits, 2 digits of the Government Lottery Office, the Supreme Court sentenced Mr. Thaksin to 2 years in prison without parole according to Section 157 of the Criminal Code, Case 2. The case of the Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank) approved a loan of 4,000 million baht, imprisonment for 3 years without parole, and the third case, the case for other people (nominees) to hold shares in Shin Corporation Public Company Limited. ) Instead, the Supreme Court sentenced him to 5 years in prison without parole.
Department of Corrections confirms that Thaksin is ready to go to prison according to the court's order
Mr. Ayut Sinthopphan, Director-General of the Department of Corrections Revealing the process of accepting Mr. Thaksin, confirming that the Department of Corrections is responsible for detaining prisoners according to court orders. which, on the part of Mr. Thaksin Haven't been contacted by any agency yet. But the process of picking up since landing The police will take him to court. and when the court orders imprisonment Correctional officers stationed at the court will accept Thaksin. get into control
As for the process of accepting inmates into prison according to measures It will start from the registration examination, history, physical examination, with every prison still having to have screening measures for COVID. detained at the prison's infirmary for 10 days, but if the inmate is sick Able to go out and control at the hospital. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency