Justice reshuffle fair and satisfactory: Chartchai
Outgoing Corrections Department director general Chartchai Suthiklom on Wednesday dismissed the allegation that the reshuffle effecting him and other top justice officials had hidden political motive.
"I will not appeal my job assignment since there is no reason to do so as I just got a promotion," he said.
Chartchai said the Cabinet's decision on Tuesday to move him to the position of deputy permanent secretary for Justice was actually a boost in his career.
The Justice reshuffle will take effect on October 1.
He said critics had no justification to claim that he got his new job assignment in order to pave way for a pardon for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The processing of the pardon petition filed by the red shirts on Thaksin's behalf was now under the review of Justice Minister Pracha Promnok, he said, arguing the rotations of justice officials would have no impact on pardon review.
"I want to remind parties concerned that the Justice reshuffle was a routine matter," he said, in reference to the new line-up involving him and other seven senior officials.