webfact Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Charter court takes on case of revoking Thammanat’s MP status By The Nation The Constitutional Court on Wednesday (June 17) took on the case of Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao to see if his MP status should be revoked. The minister has been given 15 days to come up with a counter argument. Thammanat is being attacked by the opposition in relation to a court case in Australia, in which he was charged and sentenced to six years in jail for importing and trafficking drugs in the 1990s. He served four years in jail Down Under before being deported to Thailand. According to the Constitution’s Article 98 (10), no MP or minister can serve office if they have a criminal record. Full story: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30389790 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-06-18 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Get that blooooody great carpet and broom ready Khun Prayut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chelseafan Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 no MP or minister can serve office if they have a criminal record Am I missing the bleedin obvious here ? Why is he still an MP? How did he get to be an MP in the first place. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chang_paarp Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 29 minutes ago, Chelseafan said: no MP or minister can serve office if they have a criminal record Am I missing the bleedin obvious here ? Why is he still an MP? How did he get to be an MP in the first place. Plausible deniability. The offences happened in a different country when he had a different name. 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chelseafan Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Chang_paarp said: Plausible deniability. The offences happened in a different country when he had a different name. So on top of being a drug smuggler, he is also a liar and swindler. On second thoughts politics probably suits him then. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 So the charter court have taken on the case, means nothing, as he is 1 of the in crowd cronies, it will be talked about, then brushed aside and be forgotten about. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LomSak27 Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Chelseafan said: no MP or minister can serve office if they have a criminal record Am I missing the bleedin obvious here ? Why is he still an MP? How did he get to be an MP in the first place. Shock, gasp part, the real naughty stuff happened before the Australian Heroin arrest, or the fake credentials. Yep there is something worse, which he was arrested for and then suddenly released. Interestingly you have a real hard time getting info on that case. Now you are saying what could be worse than smuggling heroin ?! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BobbyL Posted June 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 This whole charade absolutely epitomises this government and Thai 'politics' to a tee. I use the word 'politics' very loosely. The man is a convicted international class A drug smuggler and has also been found to have fake qualifications. Yet he will most likely remain a government minister. It is the sort of thing you would see in a satirical comedy, yet here it is actually real. Farcical. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Coming into Sydney Airport Hoping that I don't get caught Don't touch my bags if you please Mr Customs man! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trainman34014 Posted June 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 I see he is another one with plenty of expensive Jewlry; no doubt 'borrowed' or given to him by dead men ! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 2 hours ago, LomSak27 said: Shock, gasp part, the real naughty stuff happened before the Australian Heroin arrest, or the fake credentials. Yep there is something worse, which he was arrested for and then suddenly released. Interestingly you have a real hard time getting info on that case. Now you are saying what could be worse than smuggling heroin ?! 'Now you are saying what could be worse than smuggling heroin' Obviously getting caught smuggling it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Wonder why he hasn’t been suspended like Thanatorn was. Guess you can’t have people who may or may not have had media shares transferred on time to serve as MPs. That would be immoral. As for people with known-drug offenses, that’s fine. Good moral compass there, Thailand. Anyhoo, it will be very interesting to see the courts reasoning as to why he’s fit to continue being a minster. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LomSak27 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Now you are saying what could be worse than smuggling heroin' Obviously getting caught smuggling it. I am not joking - and it has nothing to do with heroin! If you can't get this, you are not on my pub quiz team. Edited June 18, 2020 by LomSak27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post edwinchester Posted June 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 I'd wager that the Constitutional Court will eventually close the case ruling that they are unable to judge on cases committed abroad. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted June 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, edwinchester said: I'd wager that the Constitutional Court will eventually close the case ruling that they are unable to judge on cases committed abroad. Late breaking news: Dr Crippen named as a government advisor. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Meeseeks Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 5 hours ago, Chelseafan said: no MP or minister can serve office if they have a criminal record Am I missing the bleedin obvious here ? Why is he still an MP? How did he get to be an MP in the first place. He is a stand-over man, a gangster, same as all the other politicians here. That's how you get to be in charge in Thailand. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, edwinchester said: I'd wager that the Constitutional Court will eventually close the case ruling that they are unable to judge on cases committed abroad. Absolutely. It is clear this guy is a serious player and I am guessing he has a lot of dirt of this regime and the establishment that he could share if he was 'wronged'. Like another poster said, the secret story online about him is very telling about who he really is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 8 hours ago, webfact said: no MP or minister can serve office if they have a criminal record. Yeah, but the of the list of 2 candidates , he was the best choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 2 hours ago, edwinchester said: I'd wager that the Constitutional Court will eventually close the case ruling that they are unable to judge on cases committed abroad. A defense might be made that under Thai laws, he is not a convicted criminal. Clearly, the Thai Constitution applies the Thai rule of law to Thai citizens. What crimes he committed with time served outside of Thailand under another nation's rule of law should be "beyond the pale." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaak327 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Chelseafan said: no MP or minister can serve office if they have a criminal record Am I missing the bleedin obvious here ? Why is he still an MP? How did he get to be an MP in the first place. Good question, answer is that the law just applies to the opposition... Is it just me, or did they drag their feet with this case, as we already knew this a long time ago. Apparently there is a difference in prosecution speed between the opposition and the coalition partners as well.... Edited June 18, 2020 by sjaak327 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaak327 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, Srikcir said: A defense might be made that under Thai laws, he is not a convicted criminal. Clearly, the Thai Constitution applies the Thai rule of law to Thai citizens. What crimes he committed with time served outside of Thailand under another nation's rule of law should be "beyond the pale." Oh the irony. I would have thought that being a criminal under Thai law does not really carry much weight. But a convicted crimial under a true justice system should carry quite a bit of more weight ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Meeseeks Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 15 minutes ago, Srikcir said: A defense might be made that under Thai laws, he is not a convicted criminal. Clearly, the Thai Constitution applies the Thai rule of law to Thai citizens. What crimes he committed with time served outside of Thailand under another nation's rule of law should be "beyond the pale." By that rationale, all demands for criminal record checks and records should not be required for visa and permanent residency applications in Thailand, given that convictions overseas are not recognised under Thai law. There are several problems with the Thai criminal records system. The foremost being criminal records not having a functional centralised database, and records of even serious felony convictions being forgotten about if not correctly handled by local Police. Widely open to systematic abuse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, BobbyL said: Absolutely. It is clear this guy is a serious player and I am guessing he has a lot of dirt of this regime and the establishment that he could share if he was 'wronged'. I think you are correct, but I don't think he would risk it as the black car or a pillion rider may be waiting for him at his home for him and his family. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 9 hours ago, webfact said: Thammanat is being attacked by the opposition in relation to a court case in Australia, in which he was charged and sentenced to six years in jail for importing and trafficking drugs in the 1990s. He served four years in jail Down Under before being deported to Thailand. According to the Constitution’s Article 98 (10), no MP or minister can serve office if they have a criminal record There will be loophole of course.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 11 hours ago, webfact said: The minister has been given 15 days to come up with a counter argument Only 15 days .. How long did Prawit get to come up with the dead buddies borrucks .. and yet this chap who's only been convicted for running H into Aus' get's but a fortnight to come up his .. One rule for dead people's watch keepers and another for convicted international smack runners I'd suggest .. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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