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Supreme Court lifts law-breaking case against Thaksin, Corrections Dept

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT has again waived a repeated lawsuit against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra as a former convict at large as well as the Corrections Department on charges of otherwise deliberately breaking the law. The Supreme Court judges in charge of criminal lawsuits […]

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Supreme Court urged to bring Thaksin back to jail

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT has been formally asked to consider bringing de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra back to jail as an unduly released convict and launch a probe into irregularities allegedly done in his favour by the Corrections Department. Former Democrat MP Charnchai Issarasenarak has today (Jan.16) filed the […]

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A powerful person stopped release of video clips on activist’s death: Lawyer

  THE LAWYER for woman activist Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom who died while holding a hunger strike during detention at a Bangkok prison said he suspects someone powerful has ordered the Corrections Department to not hand over video clips on her medical treatment at prison hospital prior to her death, Amarin TV said today (May 24). […]

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Deceased activist’s lawyer sets 4-day deadline to hand over video clips

  THE LAWYER for woman activist Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom who died while holding a hunger strike during detention at a Bangkok prison said this afternoon (May 20) that he has received a report on her medical treatment at the Corrections Department hospital five days before she passed away but as video clips have not been […]

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Corrections Dept denies reshuffle linked to Thaksin

  AMID an allegation that the recent reshuffle of Corrections Department officials could be linked to convicted de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, this agency today (Jan. 28) denied this was the case pointing out the shakeup was aimed at boosting efficiency, Thai Rath newspaper. Mr. Sondhi Limthongkul, a former media mogul who had […]

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Corrections Dept, Police Hospital representatives face House panel grilling on Thaksin

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CORRECTIONS Department and Police Hospital are scheduled on the upcoming Thursday to testify before the House Committee on Police Affairs over the extended stay of the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss-cum-convict at large Thaksin Shinawatra at the hospital. House Committee on Police Affairs vice chair/Move Forward […]

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Corrections Dept chief allows ‘sickly’ Thaksin to stay longer at Police Hospital

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss-cum-convict Thaksin Shinawatra has been officially allowed to stay beyond a 60-day limit at Police Hospital, a partisan source said over the weekend. Corrections Department director-general Sahakarn Petnarin has already allowed the “sickly” Thaksin to stay on at Police Hospital beyond the 60-day limit, which is […]

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