Court approves arrest warrants against Thaksin
August 15th, 2007 by admin
Court approves arrest warrants against Thaksin and wife
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Khunying Pojaman, officially became fugitives Tuesday after a special court approved arrest warrants for their arrest related to the Ratchadapisek land case.
Supreme Court’s Criminal Tribunal for Political Office Holder approved the request of public prosecutors to issue arrest warrants against the couple after they failed to appear in the court be officially arraigned.
The court also scheduled the first trial session of the case to be held on September 25.
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Thaksin prepare options in aftermath of arrest warrant
source: The Nation Aug 16 2007
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has instructed his team of lawyers to prepare various options in light of the arrest warrants issued against him and his wife Pojaman on Tuesday, lawyer Pichit Chuenban said Wednesday.
“Thaksin calmly listened to my report [on the warrants] as he fully understands the real situation and knows his litigation has been politicised,” Pichit said.
He said his client was aware of various bullying attempts aimed at him in the period between the September 19 coup and the August 19 referendum.
He said he would update his client on legal moves, including the possibility of seeking political asylum.
“I believe Thaksin will finalise his decision on his next move in a couple of days,” he said.