Bangkok: Academics view the court's dismissal of the charges against Thaksin as part of a legal signal that will have short-term political implications. The case that most clearly sends a political signal is the audio clip case against Paethongtarn, giving a 50-50 chance of her being removed from office.
According to Thai News Agency, Assoc. Prof. Yutthaporn Isarachai, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, believes the court's acquittal of Thaksin Shinawatra is part of a legal signal that will have short-term political implications. Other signals remain in the medium and long term. While the Prime Minister's audio clip case, the Section 112 case, and the Thaksin case on the 14th floor may not be related, as they are based on different courts and different investigative systems, from a political perspective, they are all connected. Many believe that the dismissal of the Section 112 case would be a positive signal for the Prime Minister's case and the 14th floor case, suggesting a secret deal. However, these are merely speculation and analysis, or sometimes mere imagination, and may or may not be true. Therefore, he cannot guarantee the veracity of these speculations.
Personally, Assoc. Prof. Isarachai believes the political case that sends the clearest political signal is the Constitutional Court's audio clip case against Ms. Paethongtarn. Because it's a political action and subjective, it can be ruled in any direction. Therefore, he gives it a 50-50 chance of a high risk of her being removed from office.