Kamolsak” points out that it is a matter of conscience whether “Gen. Pisal” will resign from being an MP or not after fleeing the Tak Bai case until the statute of limitations expires.

Mr. Kamolsak Leewamae, Narathiwat MP of the Prachachat Party, as Chairman of the Committee on Laws, Justice and Human Rights, announced the results of the 35th meeting of the Committee on Laws, Justice and Human Rights. The meeting considered the study of the tracking and arrest of defendants and suspects according to the court’s arrest warrants in the case of the dispersal of the assembly in Tak Bai District, Narathiwat Province, and the preparation for the situation that may occur when the case expires on October 25, 2024. He stated that from inviting those involved to clarify, it was concluded that there were 14 suspects in the case, 12 of whom are still in Thailand and 2 are civil servants who are still in service. The police have coordinated with the commanding officers of both suspects and it is expected that there are
2 more suspects abroad. Currently, the police are investigating and tracking them to their registered addresses, but they have not been found. They will continue to track them down and arrest them. They have also coordinated with the Foreign Affairs Division to issue a tracking warrant.

Mr. Kamolsak said that if the suspects can be arrested before October 25, the Office of the Attorney General is ready to take legal action.

The committee agreed that relevant agencies should integrate and prepare for situations that may occur when the statute of limitations expires, as the case is sensitive and involves people in the southern border provinces.

When asked whether the defendants and suspects who fled the case and refused to go to court until the statute of limitations expired, such as Gen. Pisal Wattanawongkiri, a party-list MP for the Pheu Thai Party and former commander of the Fourth Army Region, would have to resign from their MP positions, Mr. Kamolsak said that it depended on each person’s conscience. No
law could compensate for that. He emphasized that it depended on the person’s conscience, on how they would take responsibility for the incident. If Gen. Pisal knew that there was an arrest warrant, instead of turning himself in to the justice process, he turned his back on the process to let the statute of limitations expire. In the end, it all depended on the conscience of that person.

Source: Thai News Agency