Lawyer : No contact from Thaksin yet

Written by Writer on Friday, October 24th, 2008

Lawyer : No contact from Thaksin yet

Mr. Kamnuan Chalohpatham (คำนวณ ชโลปถัมภ์ ), the lawyer of former premier Pol Lt Col Thaksin Shinawatra, disclosed today (October 24) that he has not yet been contacted by the former premier following the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions’ verdict.

The court ruled on Tuesday to convict Pol Lt Col Thaksin for two years jail term on grounds that he breached article 100 of the National Counter Corruption (NCC) Act by aiding his wife Khunying Pojaman winning a bid for a state-owned land on Ratchadaphisek Road in 2003.

Mr. Kamnuan said the former premier may contact him today (October 24) to fight against the ruling. If that’s the case, he would take all new evidences to present to the meeting of Pol Lt Col Thaksin ‘s legal advisory team to jointly and prudently make final decision to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. However, he said that it rested with the Supreme Court’s decision whether it would admit the appeals.

In addition, Mr.Kamnuan said the former prime minister has to appeal the case within 30 days after the court’s verdict. So, he said that now the case has not been finalized yet. Thai government was unable to ask the British government to extradite Pol Lt Col Thaksin to Bangkok, he added.

National News Bureau of Thailand