
When Thaksin was prime minister and an auction for a piece of land on Ratchadapisek Road was held by the FIDF (Financial Institutions Development Fund) could Thaksin have influenced the Fund? According to the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders the answer was a resounding “Yes”. The court ruled that it was in fact immaterial whether Thaksin did or did not influence the FIDF but it was a clear case of conflict of interest and Thaksin was acting inappropriately and was sentenced to two years in jail. It seems to me that these two cases are highly similar and you cannot answer them differently.
Khun Nam said it would be a waste of time and money if all AEC cases are subject to retrials. If the trials brought by the AEC were fairly judged as Khun Nam insisted then the results would still be the same and a major point of contention would be removed. I think of this as money and time well spent. Tearing up the Constitution to get rid of one person and doing a rewrite and re-vote is, on the contrary, a colossal waste of time and money.
A final point: Khun Nam talked about the rule of law and amnesty. The coup-makers broke the highest law of the land and wrote in an amnesty for themselves and I ask this in the most respectful way deserving of a former Supreme Court judge: does this not seem incongruent?
Kemadist Chiaracharuwat