“Whether it can be solved or not depends on justice,” he said, adding that the case should be concluded by the end of the month.
The government on Monday held an urgent meeting after the Revenue Department reported that there was not nay legal recourse to levy back taxes on the sale by the family of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to Temasek Holdings of Singapore.
Officials from the Office of the Attorney-General, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Office of the Council of State, the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission and the Anti-Money Laundering Office attended.
The Attorney-General and the Finance Ministry would mainly be responsible for the case, Prayut added. “Everything will follow the Attorney-General’s suggestions,” he said. “I can’t order everything and we don’t assault anyone.”