New Politics Party leader asks ombudsman to probe foreign minister
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New Politics Party leader Somsak Kosaisuk Thursday petitioned Office of the Ombudsman to determine whether Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had violated the law or abused their authority in reissuing a passport
Somsak submitted his petition with Ombudsman Pravich Rattanapien.
A staunch critic of Thaksin and a yellowshirt leader, Somsak said Thursday that the return of Thai passport to Thaksin led to widespread criticism that he said could bring about severe crisis.
He noted that the previous foreign minister Kasit Piromya in the government led by the Democrat Party revoked Thaksin’s passport after the exleader left the country to escape a two years’ imprisonment for abuse of authority.
The Nation
