Bangkok: “Winyat” reveals he is not worried about fighting the case on the 14th floor after 4 hearings, reporting to “Thaksin” every time, waiting for the court to order to call 1 important witness out of the 3 previously submitted, while the other 2 witnesses have already been called for questioning, he will not talk about “Hun Sen’s” posts about “Thaksin”.
According to Thai News Agency, Mr. Winyat Chatmontri, a lawyer authorized by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, gave an interview after the examination that the court had scheduled an examination of 6 witnesses, all of whom testified to the court based on facts that the court was interested in and had doubts about, and gave the plaintiff’s and defendant’s lawyers an opportunity to ask questions. As for the Director-General of the Department of Corrections, he testified in some parts about sending prisoners for treatment outside prisons, which took longer than 120 days, for which the court wanted statistical data from the Department of Corrections. In addition, he requested a report on the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Mandela Rules). As Thailand is a member of the United Nations, we have taken into account the treatment of prisoners to ensure that they receive the right to treatment, which the court would like to know the information to consider in the petition.
The Director-General of the Department of Corrections and related persons are requested to submit documents within 7 days.
Mr. Winyat revealed that the next hearing date is July 18, which will be the hearing of the director of the Police General Hospital and the medical team that treated Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, a total of 6 people.
Mr. Winyat also revealed about the presentation of witnesses for the defendant that he had scheduled to submit 3 witnesses, but it turned out that 2 of them were doctors who the court had summoned to come to the next hearing. Therefore, he requested to exercise his right to ask questions in advance. However, if the questions were questions that the court had already asked, he might not be allowed to ask them, but he might ask them during the hearing. As for the other witness who was not the same as the court’s witness, he had not received any orders yet. He had submitted a statement to confirm the facts to the court and was waiting to see if the court would allow it. He thought that for the sake of justice, the defendant would like to refer to this important witness. In the end, there was only 1 witness left for the defendant. He had to wait to hear the court’s order in the next hearing.
When asked if the defendant was worried after hearing the court’s examination after 4 rounds, Mr. Winyat said that he was not worried about the truth because Mr. Thaksin was really sick from abroad and came to the prison. People who are over 70 years old have many chronic diseases. He believed that many people who have experienced this may have physical symptoms. As for whether he was worried, he saw that in this process, Mr. Thaksin was treated according to many parts of the law. However, he was worried that what happened, this examination is another historical event. It is the first case in history of using the law. He believes that the court will consider it fair and consider it carefully.
As for the defense strategy, including submitting a statement as a defendant, all have been submitted. However, it is currently under investigation. The court has instructed not to disclose the witness statements or the defense strategy. The submission of the defense strategy is based on the truth and the basic treatment of prisoners, which is also a part of it.
When asked if he would submit it for a secret hearing, Mr. Winyat said that the court had already instructed him and asked for his cooperation, so there was no need to consider anything. He understood that everyone was interested in this matter, but talking about it outside without having a duty or speaking with the intention of distorting the meaning and creating social confusion would be an obstacle to the consideration of the case. The court had already instructed him not to do so. Therefore, reporters can report news as usual. He believes that reporting on the consideration process and progress can be done.
When asked if Thaksin had been reported, Mr. Winyat said that he had reported as usual, and Thaksin had no comment.
When asked about the case of Samdech Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Senate, posting about Thaksin Shinawatra, whether Thaksin was concerned or not, Mr. Winyat said that he had no opinion on this matter because it was not related to his duties. He asked permission not to answer and did not ask Mr. Thaksin about his concerns in this matter.