Bangkok: The Supreme Court examined 9 witnesses for the sentence of “Thaksin” on the 14th floor, and ordered not to release the testimony. The next appointment is on 15 July.

According to Thai News Agency, the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions has scheduled a hearing for Case No. Bk.1/2568 in the case of the enforcement of the imprisonment of Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister, who is being treated on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital. Today, there are 9 witnesses who have been called to testify in court, including the wardens, assistant wardens of the Bangkok Special Prison, and the guards on duty who guarded Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital during his detention since August 22, 2566.

In the morning, the judge took his seat and began the investigation at 9:00 a.m. The first five witnesses were examined, taking three hours. The issues the court examined were the overall process of accepting prisoners or accepting Mr. Thaksin from the Supreme Court into prison on August 22, 2023, up to the incident of sending Mr. Thaksin to be treated at the Police General Hospital, the process of detaining Mr. Thaksin at the Police General Hospital, and the process of visiting Mr. Thaksin, whether he is a relative or another person.

In the afternoon, the court examined four more witnesses for an hour and a half, most of whom were prison officers who were guarding Thaksin at the Police General Hospital. The court questioned Thaksin about the facts, his stay and actual stay in the patient’s room, including visitors and doctors’ examinations of his condition, and Thaksin’s lifestyle while on the 14th floor of the Police General Hospital.

At the end, the court ordered the parties and the audience to refrain from publishing the testimonies of witnesses, individuals, and documents that the court examined after it was discovered that some audience members and reporters had published the testimonies to the public through various media channels. The court therefore instructed the audience members to strictly comply with the order after the defendant’s lawyer filed a petition requesting the court to issue a rule for the trial to be held in secret, but the court found that there was no reason to hold the trial in secret, but instructed the audience members to strictly comply with the court’s order.

For the next hearing, the court has set a date of July 15, with a scheduled hearing of the Department of Corrections executives.