The opposition Democrat Party yesterday accused former pm Thaksin Shinawatra's legal adviser of trying to distort facts related to the ex-PM's passport controversy.
Democrat spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalsut disputed Noppadon Pattama's declare that the Democrat-led government had disseminated false information that Thaksin was on Interpol's "red-notice list" of wanted persons and had lied that former PM was on the Foreign Ministry's blacklist.
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Chavanond said that his party's legal team was gathering evidence to file a court petition against Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul for violating the law and the Foreign Ministry's regulation against returning Thaksin his passport.
He told the press yesterday that there was an arrest warrant out for Thaksin, which a Top court order had been issued to the Foreign Ministry explaining why the former PM could not be allowed to go back to Thailand and a wanted notice have been sent to several countries.
"I wonder if Noppadon has really got a law degree from Oxford University because he claims. He doesn't understand simple legal statements. Previously I thought he only agreed to be pretending to become stupid, however I'm believing that he isn't pretending," Chavanond said.
He said the wanted notice issued by the Foreign Ministry could confirm Thaksin's status. "This document should be destroyed before someone in the Foreign Ministry sends us a copy. Basically understand this document, I'll have proof the Foreign Ministry was, in fact, conscious of Thaksin's status," he explained.
Last week, the Foreign Ministry confirmed that Thaksin's Thai passport, seized through the previous Democrat-led government, had been returned to him. The foreign minister had said earlier he will make sure Thaksin got his passport back before the New Year.
The ministry's confirmation came after Chavanond said that he had learned from unnamed ministry official the ministry's computer records about Thaksin standing on the black list have been altered so a brand new passport could be issued for him.
Yesterday, Chavanond also accused Noppadon of lying when he said that Thaksin hadn't filed an appeal for his passport to become returned. The Democrat spokesman said Foreign Ministry officials had confirmed that Thaksin had filed a petition with the Thai embassy at the Uae, in which the ex-PM is living on self-imposed exile.
"Noppadon didn't mention this fact. He is attempting to distort this matter," Chavanond said.
He continued to counter Noppadon's accusation that the previous Democrat-led administration had discriminated against Thaksin by cancelling his passport. Within the accusation, Noppadon cited the truth that previous governments hadn't cancelled the passports of other fugitive politicians, like Vatana Asavahame and Somchai Khunplume, who have been sentenced for harsher offences.
Chavanond said the Foreign Ministry was acting under a ministry regulation that required the passport of persons who damage the country while overseas be cancelled.
"Vatana and Somchai weren't in that position," he added.
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In reaction to Noppadon's remark that Thaksin was using his Montenegrin passport to travel coupled with no need for a Thai passport, Chavanond responded that the issue was that Thaksin had been returned his passport despite the fact that he'd violated what the law states and ministry regulations.
"Thaksin seems to have more rights than other people. It is really an demonstration of double standards," he said.
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