Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam reiterated on Monday that he believes that the legal procedures against political office holders in criminal cases law could be applied retroactively against alleged wrongdoers, opening up the possibility that this could be applied to the outstanding cases against former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

Criminal cases that already had final court rulings would not be subject to any further legal proceedings under the new draft bill on court procedures against political office holders, chief charter drafter Meechai Ruchupan on Wednesday.