Review of Thaksin's police rank 'to be clear soon'
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An assessment on whether former PM Thaksin Shinawatra's police rank should be revoked will become "clear" soon, Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya said yesterday.
Paiboon said he would discuss the matter with the ministry’s legal experts and police.
“The point is that we must be able to assure the public that the law and regulations will be enforced fairly and with the same standard, without any preferential treatment,” he said.
He would have a clear answer once legal points have been discussed with relevant authorities. “There are only two answers – revocation or not,” he said.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assigned the Justice Ministry to look into the matter after the Royal Thai Police made no progress. Police rules call for an officer who is convicted to have his rank revoked. In 2008, Thaksin was sentenced to two years in jail for abuse of authority.
