Wachara' counters 'Attawich', pointing out that if Thaksin did not mention 'Ekkanat', how could the police issue a summons to act as a witness for Thaksin's side? He goes back to look at the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) and why they announced the seizure of 'Attawich's' land. August 25, 2024, Mr. Watchara Petchthong, former Democrat MP, said that according to Mr. Atthawich Suwannaphakdi, a member of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party (RTSC), who admitted that the Royal Thai Police had issued a summons for Mr. Ekkanat Promphan, the party secretary, to give a statement in the Section 112 case that Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra spoke about in South Korea, Mr. Ekkanat must be asked in what capacity he went. Was he a royal scholar, a person who was present at the event, or a witness as Mr. Thaksin claimed in the letter requesting justice to question additional witnesses on Mr. Thaksin's side, which included Mr. Ekkanat and general-level military officers? If he claimed that he was doing his duty according to the law , why was it not disclosed to the public from the beginning and why did he side with Mr. Thaksin? If Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, the accused, did not mention Mr. Ekkanat, would the police have issued a summons for him to be a witness? Why didn't they call Mr. Watchara Petchthong to be a witness? This shows that Mr. Thaksin and his group had prepared the entire list of witnesses in advance. The police therefore issued a summons for Mr. Ekkanat to give a statement in front of the police and prosecutors because this was a case that occurred outside the Kingdom and when Mr. Ekkanat went to give a statement, he could not give a statement or claim that he did not know or see anything. But what is suspicious about his behavior is why he sided with Thaksin, which was very beneficial to Thaksin, saying that Thaksin's words did not fall under Section 112. Mr. Ekkanat must answer the people who wonder what inspired Mr. Ekkanat to give such a statement, even though Mr. Ekkanat is the secretary-general of the People's Democr atic Reform Committee (PDRC), the leader who blew whistles against the Yingluck Shinawatra government and the Thaksin regime, resulting in 25 deaths and 782 injuries. Will the souls of the innocent who died from bombs and guns be at peace? The media headlines say that 4 billion baht was spent. What will the donors think? What will the masses who sacrificed their time and money to join the protests think? When Mr. Atthawich said that it was not a volunteer to testify, Mr. Atthawich should go lie somewhere else. If it was not a volunteer or he was influenced and consented to from the beginning, how could Mr. Ekkanat's name be included in Mr. Thaksin's letter requesting justice? And when the police questioned every witness that Mr. Thaksin cited, the Attorney General still ordered the prosecution as per the previous Attorney General. Therefore, is Mr. Ekkarat's witnessing the first task of being the party secretary-general? As for the PDRC case, Mr. Atthawich should go back and read the criminal prosecution re gulations of the Office of the Attorney General, which states that if the court of first instance and the Court of Appeals have different verdicts, an appeal must be made to the High Court for a final decision. Even the general public knows that we have to wait for the Supreme Court to decide, not just the Court of Appeals. Mr. Atthawich should go read the regulations or ask a senior prosecutor. As for the matter of negotiating for a political position, I didn't say anything. Mr. Atthawich came out and said it himself. I don't know why he brought it up as an issue. Whoever wants to play a play to deceive the public or play a folk opera to deceive the masses, go according to the script. But I would like to ask permission to tell the truth to the people so that they can see the light today. I am performing my duty as a citizen, exercising my rights under the constitution, and not obstructing anyone from being a minister. I just have to follow the ethics that the Constitutional Court has already ruled on. There is no need to waste time changing the prime minister again because we will lose the opportunity to solve the people's problems repeatedly. Mr. Atthawich should therefore look into this matter deeply and comprehensively, so as not to make the same mistake as when the AMLO announced the seizure of 2-3 plots of Mr. Atthawich's land. I can't remember why the AMLO seized Mr. Atthawich's land because the matter has been with the NACC for a long time. Source: Thai News Agency
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