Выдан ордер на арест Таксина и его жены

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Court approves arrest warrants against Thaksin, wife

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Khunying Pojaman, officially became fugitives Tuesday after a special court approved arrest warrants for their arrest related to the Ratchadapisek land case.

Supreme Court's Criminal Tribunal for Political Office Holder approved the request of public prosecutors to issue arrest warrants against the couple after they failed to appear in the court be officially arraigned.

The court also scheduled the first trial session of the case to be held on September 25.

The Nation - 14 August 2007

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More arrest warrants sought for Thaksin, wife

BANGKOK – Thai authorities are expected to obtain additional arrest warrants for deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Pojaman, shortly on charges of concealing their stock portions of SC Asset Corp, said Department of Special Investigation chief Sunai Manomai-udom.

The deposed prime minister, who has remained in England since last year's military coup, along with his spouse, had been scheduled for Friday (August 17) to hear formal charges involving their SC Asset Corp stock holdings from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).

However, the couple are thought now not to show up anytime soon and, for that reason, arrest warrants would be sought from the court so that the Office of Attorney General will take steps to have the former prime minister returned to Thailand from England by extradition just as in the case of the Ratchadaphisek land transaction, according to the DSI chief.

Three other defendants, namely Yingluck Shinawatra, Busaba Damapong and Pensome Damapong, are also obliged to hear formal charges over the SC Asset scandal on Friday. Arrest warrants will likely be issued should those persons, who are closely connected with the deposed prime minister and his spouse, fail to show up as well, he said.

The DSI chief had said earlier that Mr. Thaksin, while serving in the Cabinet of an earlier government, and his wife, had secretly owned stocks through nominee companies in SC Asset, a real estate company operated by the Shinawatra family.

The couple allegedly violated regulations requiring them to disclose corporate information to the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Mr. Thaksin was also charged with holding shares in publicly listed companies despite a prohibition against serving Cabinet members to do so.

If found guilty, the ex-premier and his wife face a maximum jail term of five years and a fine equivalent to twice the value of the shares they had traded.

- MCOT

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