Red shirts win appeal against ex-attorney general
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The Appeals Court yesterday ordered the Criminal Court to consider a malfeasance case against former attorney-general Chai-kasem Nitisiri and his deputy.
The case was filed by eight red shirts led by Veerakarn Musigapong, but was dropped by the Criminal Court on grounds that state prosecutors had done their duty according to law.
The Appeals Court yesterday overruled that decision and ordered the Criminal Court to re-hear the case.
Veerakarn and his group said Chaikasem and his deputy, Thaworn Panichphan, abused their power by submitting a case against the red shirts, which the Criminal Court later dropped. Veerakarn then filed the malfeasance case against the red-shirt attorneys.
Thaworn, working on Chaikasem’s behalf as acting attorney-general, decided to proceed with the case against Veerakarn and the red shirts for causing chaos in front of the residence of
Privy Council president General Prem Tinsulanonda on July 22, 2007.
After police at Sam Sen Police Station decided to charge the red shirts, prosecutors initially dropped the case, saying the group had gathered openly and without weapons.
The then-national police chief passed the case to the chief attorney and asked him to decide. Thaworn, acting on Chaikasem’s behalf, decided to take the case to court.
