Conspiracy case hits dead end
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The investigation into an alleged plot to topple the monarchy has hit a dead end and may become a cold case, Pavesana Mulpramook, deputy chief of the Department of Special Investigation, said yesterday.
“Unless the graphic found can explain how the plot was hatched and carried out, investigators have no more leads left to pursue,” he said.
Pavesana was referring to a chart on the alleged conspiracy plot that was circulated by the Centre for Resolution of the Emergency Situation in the midst of red-shirt-related political turmoil in 2010.
He said four military officers attached to the CRES would give statements on March 6 to shed light on the chart. If they fail to explain it, then the case will collapse because even Suthep Thaugsuban, who was CRES director, cannot recall how the chart came to be linked to the conspiracy theory, he said.
Without any evidence backing up the theory, the DSI is in no position to build the case and indict any suspects, he said, hinting that he might suggest that the case be shelved pending fresh evidence. He added that he was waiting for the public prosecutors to decide whether the case should be dropped.
