new passport to the media. (File photo)
The
Administrative Court has dismissed Thaksin Shinawatra's
petition for an
injunction against the state's revocation of his
two passports as an initial
hearing found no irregularities
in the case.
A delay to the revocation during the court's examination of
Thaksin's lawsuit against Foreign Affairs officials could be
a hindrance to the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MFA), the judge reasoned Monday.
The defendants - chief of the Department of Consular Affairs
and permanent secretary for Foreign Affairs - testified that
revoked passports cannot be brought back into use because
the move would not comply with international safety
standards on passport issuance.
The two defendants also based their passport revocation on
a police report and the cabinet's view that Thaksin's interview
given to media members in Seoul, South Korea on May 20,
2015, affected national security and dignity.
While the government further investigates this alleged crime,
if the injunction is issued, it may lead to unwanted impacts,
the court added.
"We now have to wait for its final ruling" on the accusation
that the MFA unlawfully issued the revocation order, said
Thaksin's lawyer Watthana Tiangkun.
He earlier told the court, on behalf of Thaksin, that the
revocation was a discriminatory practice, now causing problems
for Thaksin who cannot conduct financial transactions abroad
or return to Thailand.
Waiting for the court to give the final verdict in the case will
only cause irreparable damage to Thaksin, Mr Watthana said
after Monday's ruling.
The two passports - one a diplomatic passport and the other
a regular passport - were revoked on May 26 of last year
after the former prime minister, during his interview in
South Korea, accused privy councillors of supporting
the 2014 coup that toppled the administration of Yingluck
Shinawatra, his younger sister.
Thaksin, toppled in a bloodless coup in 2006, is living in
self-exile after the Supreme Court sentenced him to two years
in jail in 2008 for abuse of power for helping his then-wife
purchase land in the Ratchadaphisek area from the state.
News,Politics,Bangkok Post ,12 January 2016.
As Taksin interviewed at South Korea accused privy
councilors of supporting the 2014 2014 is the false speech.
So the revocation of the passport is the right decision
of chief of the
Department of Consular Affairs and
permanent
secretary for Foreign Affairs in my believe.
Sincerely Yours.
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