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Thailand to Seek Extradition of Thaksin

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Thaksin is expected to attend daughter’s wedding in Hong Kong: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/ ... -kong/amp/
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Probably not after he reads this.
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Dodger wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:38 pm Probably not after he reads this.
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Update:

Thaksin is in Hong Kong. Thailand wants to extradite him

March 20, 2019

The exiled former Thai PM, Thaksin Shinawatra, is in Hong Kong to be part of the wedding party in the marriage of his youngest daughter Paetongtarn ‘Ing’ Shinawatra to a commercial pilot, Pidok Sooksawas.

Thai authorities are seeking the extradition of the exiled former PM from Hong Kong, according to local HK media. Many of the powerful Shinawatra clan are descending on the Chinese city for the wedding ahead of Sunday’s general election.

Thaksin is either a hero or criminal, depending on your side of the Thai political fence. He has outstanding charges and a prison sentence awaiting him if he ever sets foot back in Thailand. Thaksin, who was PM from 2001 to 2006, was deposed in a coup and has been in self-exile since 2008 to escape criminal charges he says are trumped up by the military and establishment.

Thaksin’s political party, which eventually morphed into the current Pheu Thai party, is expected to win the most votes in the March 24 poll but will fall short of winning a majority, according to recent polls.

Thaksin’s youngest daughter Paetongtarn “Ing” Shinawatra will marry commercial pilot Pidok Sooksawas on Friday at the Rosewood Hotel. The couple, and Ing’s Dad, have already arrived.

Thaksin’s younger sister, Yingluck, who was also deposed by the military after serving as PM from 2011 to 2014, is expected to be at the wedding too.

Chatchom Akapin, head of the Thai public prosecutor’s overseas department, says a formal extradition request would be put in as soon as authorities can find out where he is staying. He says this is the first time such a request was being made to Hong Kong authorities.

But before you get too excited, Thailand and Hong Kong do not have an extradition treaty. To further complicate matters, Thaksin is believed to be using a non-Thai passport.

A former dean of Thammasat University’s law faculty, Panat Tasneeyanond, said in the South China Morning Post that extradition of a wanted person between Hong Kong and Thailand could still take place under the principle of reciprocity.

“In the event that Hong Kong would like Thailand’s cooperation to extradite a person in future, it might assist now if there is a request from Thailand and if it thinks the request is apt,” he said in the SCMP.

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Since Hong Kong is Chinese territory and China is responsible for Hong Kong’s external affairs, I assume China has to be involved somewhere in this mix. But I cannot see what good Thaksin’s return to Thailand would achieve other than to sow more discord. Best he stays well away I reckon.
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fountainhall wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:02 pm Best he stays well away I reckon.
Kind of like letting Trump build his precious wall - and then putting him on the other side of it . . .
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Some rather high profile guests......
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This mr, though promised some time ago he would not mix with Thai politics anymore, had a front page letter in the NYTimes of (I think it was wed 27/3) that Thai eletcions must have been rigged, as it took so long for the final results to be published.
The newsppr descibed him as being former MP in Thailand, but did not mention he is now on the flee to escape his punishment.
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