of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra after he failed
to show up for the first hearing in a defamation case filed
against him by the army.
The case was filed by Maj Gen Sarayuth Klinmahom, director
of the Office of the Judge-Advocate of the Royal Thai Army.
Thaksin is accused of defaming the army during
interviews
in South Korea from May 19-22.
The interviews were posted on YouTube and
other online media.
In
his interviews Thaksin falsely accused the army, portraying
it as a
"dreadful institution" and a danger to the nation,
according to the
lawsuit.
The court accepted the lawsuit for further
proceedings and
set Oct 12 for him to show up for witness examination.
His lawyer testified to the court this
morning that his client
could not be present since he is in political exile,
residing in
a foreign country. The court found Thaksin had intention to
evade
the lawsuit and issued a warrant for his arrest.
The statute of limitations in
the case is 10 years.
In
2008, Thaksin was sentenced in absentia to two years
in prison by the Supreme
Court’s Division for Holders of
Political Positions for abuse of power in the
sale of state
land to his then-wife when he was prime minister.
He
fled Thailand before being sentenced and has since lived
in self-exile abroad.
News, Politics,Bangkok Posts ,12 October 2015.
With this arrest warrant it closed the door
for the fugitive
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinswatra to come
back to Thailand.
The point is that he can still lead the Red
Shirts from aboard
and how the government can deal and stop
this because
it make controversial and conflict among
Thai people
and the society.
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