Soju Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Court approves arrest warrants against Thaksin, 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. Source: The Nation - 14 August 2007 ------------------------------------------------------- Thaksin, wife face arrest warrants on corruption charges Thailand¡¯s Attorney General prepared to ask the Supreme Court to issue arrest warrants if ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman fail to appear before the court on its first hearing Tuesday over a controversial land deal. ¡°The arrest warrants, if granted, will lead to legal procedures to seek cooperation from Britain to extradite the deposed prime minister and his wife, now living in exile in London, to stand trial in Thailand,¡± Attorney General Pachara Yuthidhammadamrong said. The charges involve a Bt772-million sale of land in Bangkok's Ratchadaphisek area from the Office of the Financial Institutes Development Fund to the wife of the then prime minister. Thaksin¡¯s legal advisor said earlier it was unlikely his client would return to Thailand to stand trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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