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Posted 2006-10-15 07:30:04
We now return you to the topic at hand:
Deposed Thai PM 'smuggled out millions in 114 suitcases'
Investigators in Thailand believe the country's former prime minister, toppled in a bloodless coup last month, secretly shipped huge amounts of his £1billion family fortune in cash to Europe.
Billionaire businessman Thaksin Shinawatra, 57, whose rule ended amid allegations of corruption, has sought sanctuary in Britain following the military takeover in Bangkok on September 19.
According to reports in Thai newspapers, local officials suspect that Thaksin anticipated his own fall from power and had much of his vast wealth flown out of the country in advance.
Astonishingly, it is claimed that he stashed the money in 114 suitcases which were transported to Finland only days before the coup, as Thaksin began a tour of Europe and America.
Thai Airways officials who were suspicious about the luggage are said to have passed on their concerns to the new ruling military council.
Immigration laws ban Thais from taking more than £700 out of the country when they go overseas.
Public prosecutors in Thailand are investigating a number of corruption allegations against Thaksin and members of his government, although yesterday the new Prime Minister, Surayud Chulanont, said that the ousted premier was free to return.
But last night it emerged that Thaksin has approached British immigration lawyers with a view to staying permanently in the UK.
He is thought to have permission to remain here for three months only, unless he can claim asylum.
Thaksin's family is among the wealthiest in South East Asia, thanks to the company he built up dealing in mobile phones and cable television.
but much more so from the corruption kickbacks he's received over the past 5 years as PM... 
He is now staying with his 20-year-old daughter, a student at the London School of Economics, at a £3million penthouse in South Kensington, Central London.
Security staff said that the family would not respond to enquiries.
- The Evening Standard
Posted 2006-10-15 08:40:42
 sriracha john, on 2006-10-15 07:30:04, said:
We now return you to the topic at hand:
Deposed Thai PM 'smuggled out millions in 114 suitcases'
Investigators in Thailand believe the country's former prime minister, toppled in a bloodless coup last month, secretly shipped huge amounts of his £1billion family fortune in cash to Europe.
Billionaire businessman Thaksin Shinawatra, 57, whose rule ended amid allegations of corruption, has sought sanctuary in Britain following the military takeover in Bangkok on September 19.
According to reports in Thai newspapers, local officials suspect that Thaksin anticipated his own fall from power and had much of his vast wealth flown out of the country in advance.
Astonishingly, it is claimed that he stashed the money in 114 suitcases which were transported to Finland only days before the coup, as Thaksin began a tour of Europe and America.
Thai Airways officials who were suspicious about the luggage are said to have passed on their concerns to the new ruling military council.
Immigration laws ban Thais from taking more than £700 out of the country when they go overseas.
Public prosecutors in Thailand are investigating a number of corruption allegations against Thaksin and members of his government, although yesterday the new Prime Minister, Surayud Chulanont, said that the ousted premier was free to return.
But last night it emerged that Thaksin has approached British immigration lawyers with a view to staying permanently in the UK.
He is thought to have permission to remain here for three months only, unless he can claim asylum.
Thaksin's family is among the wealthiest in South East Asia, thanks to the company he built up dealing in mobile phones and cable television.
but much more so from the corruption kickbacks he's received over the past 5 years as PM...
He is now staying with his 20-year-old daughter, a student at the London School of Economics, at a £3million penthouse in South Kensington, Central London.
Security staff said that the family would not respond to enquiries.
- The Evening Standard
Make him apply from his home country  or border hop every 30 days 
Posted 2006-10-15 08:42:55
sriracha john, on 2006-10-15 07:30:04, said: We now return you to the topic at hand:
Deposed Thai PM 'smuggled out millions in 114 suitcases'
Investigators in Thailand believe the country's former prime minister, toppled in a bloodless coup last month, secretly shipped huge amounts of his £1billion family fortune in cash to Europe.
Billionaire businessman Thaksin Shinawatra, 57, whose rule ended amid allegations of corruption, has sought sanctuary in Britain following the military takeover in Bangkok on September 19.
According to reports in Thai newspapers, local officials suspect that Thaksin anticipated his own fall from power and had much of his vast wealth flown out of the country in advance.
Astonishingly, it is claimed that he stashed the money in 114 suitcases which were transported to Finland only days before the coup, as Thaksin began a tour of Europe and America.
Thai Airways officials who were suspicious about the luggage are said to have passed on their concerns to the new ruling military council.
Immigration laws ban Thais from taking more than £700 out of the country when they go overseas.
Public prosecutors in Thailand are investigating a number of corruption allegations against Thaksin and members of his government, although yesterday the new Prime Minister, Surayud Chulanont, said that the ousted premier was free to return.
But last night it emerged that Thaksin has approached British immigration lawyers with a view to staying permanently in the UK.
He is thought to have permission to remain here for three months only, unless he can claim asylum.
Thaksin's family is among the wealthiest in South East Asia, thanks to the company he built up dealing in mobile phones and cable television.
but much more so from the corruption kickbacks he's received over the past 5 years as PM...
He is now staying with his 20-year-old daughter, a student at the London School of Economics, at a £3million penthouse in South Kensington, Central London.
Security staff said that the family would not respond to enquiries.
- The Evening Standard
When is someone in the going to catch on that Toxin is in effect on the run for many infamous acts, Extrajudicial Killings ect., along with many other unanswered observations raised by the Human Rights Watch and using London / U.K. as a refuge ? 
To recap on this i post the following letter from the H.Rights News
http://hrw.org/engli.../thaila9576.htm
We write to urge your government to immediately launch an independent and impartial criminal investigation of Thai security forces implicated in the deaths of at least 85 people in Narathiwat province this week. Security forces shot and killed seven protesters and at least 78 protesters were suffocated or crushed to death as they were being transferred to detention facilities. Some 1,200 people are still held by military authorities, without access to legal representation and with questionable medical attention. This incident marks a major escalation of the violence in predominantly Muslim southern Thailand, where more than 400 people have already been killed since the beginning of the year.
Related Material
Thailand: Prosecute and Discipline Officials Responsible for Southern Violence
Press Release
Not Enough Graves: The War on Drugs, HIV/AIDS, and Violations of Human Rights
Report, July 7, 2004
Thailand: Probe Use of Lethal Force in Muslim South
Press Release, April 29, 2004
Thailand: Lawyer’s Disappearance Darkens Rights Climate
Press Release, March 18, 2004
Your government should act urgently to prosecute to the full extent of the law those responsible for these deaths (up to and including the highest levels of the chain of command) and to compensate appropriately the victims of human rights violations by Thai security forces.
Since your government assumed power, Thai security forces have increasingly used excessive force and operated with impunity, particularly in southern Thailand. There has been no accountability for over two thousand extrajudicial executions carried out by security forces in the “war on drugs” launched by your government; there has been no accountability for the unnecessary use of lethal force by security forces who killed some 110 militants armed only with machetes, most aged between 15 and 20, in Kruesi Mosque in southern Thailand on April 28; and there has been no accountability for the March 18 “disappearance” of Somchai Neelapajit, a prominent human rights lawyer representing two Thai Muslims facing terrorism charges, who is strongly suspected of having been abducted and killed by security forces. Each incident fostered the atmosphere of impunity in which security forces in Narithawit seemed to be operating this week.
Preliminary information received by Human Rights Watch indicates that Thai security forces used excessive force in breaking up the demonstration in front of Takbai police station on October 26. Contrary to your assertions immediately after the incident, witnesses and media accounts report that police and military forces fired live ammunition at protesters who did not pose a serious threat to the police or to others. Aside from the seven protesters killed by gunfire, we have received reports of several people seriously injured with bullet wounds. Other witnesses and protesters say they were beaten after they were taken into custody by security forces and that they were thrown face down into military trucks and piled four or five high. Early forensic reports suggest that some detainees died as a result of broken necks.
The United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials states that law enforcement officials, in carrying out their duty, shall as far as possible apply non-violent means before resorting to the use of force. Whenever the lawful use of force is unavoidable, law enforcement officials shall use restraint and act in proportion to the seriousness of the offense. The legitimate objective should be achieved with minimal damage and injury, and preservation of human life respected.
We welcome your quick appointment of a commission of inquiry to investigate this incident. For this inquiry to help stem the already rising cycle of violence in southern Thailand, it must be – and be perceived to be – a credible and legitimate exercise, and not, as you publicly suggested, simply an effort to yield “lessons for the future.” The results of this commission of inquiry must be given greater weight than the conclusions of the government-appointed commission that investigated the killings at the Kruesi Mosque in southern Thailand in April. That commission found that the level of force and type of weapons used by security forces were “disproportionate to the threat posed by the militants,” but to date there has been no public accountability for those events.
Mr. Prime Minister, Thailand had made remarkable gains toward improved respect for human rights over the past decade. But during your tenure, Thailand has witnessed a growing disregard for the rule of law and human rights. Your government’s inadequate responses to previous human rights abuses have created an environment in which security forces trample the rule of law and violate human rights without fear of accountability. The predictable rise of a climate of impunity, and the resulting increase in violence, helped set the stage for the tragic deaths in southern Thailand this week. In order to counter this trend, you must move immediately to provide full accountability and respect for human rights throughout Thailand.
We look forward to your urgent attention to this grave matter,
Brad Adams
Executive Director, Asia Division
Human Rights Watch
A seperate article on the war on drugs to recap on the " Extrajudicial Killings " please go to url :-
http://hrw.org/repor...tm#_Toc76203868
What,s happened to all the effective, peaceful protest London / the U.K. are famous for
A certain General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet comes to mind as a prime example of what protests against dictators of their calibre can do to make their stay uncomfortable.
There are of course the Muslim organisations who are famous for their protests and have a wonderful oportunity to demonstrate against him without fear of it being illegal in the U.K. while their safety is also protected.
Isn,t he staying at the penthouse courtesy of the Harrods CEO Mohamed Al Fayed by the way ?
Not having to pay rent will cut his expenses down while he gets all his ill gotten gains sorted out.
I look forward to him getting the sort of reception he deserves while in the U.K. along with the Karma to compliment his mis use of power in Thailand.
Give him the reception he deserves Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
marshbags  
Posted 2006-10-15 23:48:16
marshbags, on 2006-10-15 08:42:55, said: sriracha john, on 2006-10-15 07:30:04, said:
We now return you to the topic at hand:
Deposed Thai PM 'smuggled out millions in 114 suitcases'
Investigators in Thailand believe the country's former prime minister, toppled in a bloodless coup last month, secretly shipped huge amounts of his £1billion family fortune in cash to Europe.
Billionaire businessman Thaksin Shinawatra, 57, whose rule ended amid allegations of corruption, has sought sanctuary in Britain following the military takeover in Bangkok on September 19.
According to reports in Thai newspapers, local officials suspect that Thaksin anticipated his own fall from power and had much of his vast wealth flown out of the country in advance.
Astonishingly, it is claimed that he stashed the money in 114 suitcases which were transported to Finland only days before the coup, as Thaksin began a tour of Europe and America.
Thai Airways officials who were suspicious about the luggage are said to have passed on their concerns to the new ruling military council.
Immigration laws ban Thais from taking more than £700 out of the country when they go overseas.
Public prosecutors in Thailand are investigating a number of corruption allegations against Thaksin and members of his government, although yesterday the new Prime Minister, Surayud Chulanont, said that the ousted premier was free to return.
But last night it emerged that Thaksin has approached British immigration lawyers with a view to staying permanently in the UK.
He is thought to have permission to remain here for three months only, unless he can claim asylum.
Thaksin's family is among the wealthiest in South East Asia, thanks to the company he built up dealing in mobile phones and cable television.
but much more so from the corruption kickbacks he's received over the past 5 years as PM...
He is now staying with his 20-year-old daughter, a student at the London School of Economics, at a £3million penthouse in South Kensington, Central London.
Security staff said that the family would not respond to enquiries.
- The Evening Standard
When is someone in the going to catch on that Toxin is in effect on the run for many infamous acts, Extrajudicial Killings ect., along with many other unanswered observations raised by the Human Rights Watch and using London / U.K. as a refuge ?
To recap on this i post the following letter from the H.Rights News
http://hrw.org/engli.../thaila9576.htm
We write to urge your government to immediately launch an independent and impartial criminal investigation of Thai security forces implicated in the deaths of at least 85 people in Narathiwat province this week. Security forces shot and killed seven protesters and at least 78 protesters were suffocated or crushed to death as they were being transferred to detention facilities. Some 1,200 people are still held by military authorities, without access to legal representation and with questionable medical attention. This incident marks a major escalation of the violence in predominantly Muslim southern Thailand, where more than 400 people have already been killed since the beginning of the year.
Related Material
Thailand: Prosecute and Discipline Officials Responsible for Southern Violence
Press Release
Not Enough Graves: The War on Drugs, HIV/AIDS, and Violations of Human Rights
Report, July 7, 2004
Thailand: Probe Use of Lethal Force in Muslim South
Press Release, April 29, 2004
Thailand: Lawyer’s Disappearance Darkens Rights Climate
Press Release, March 18, 2004
Your government should act urgently to prosecute to the full extent of the law those responsible for these deaths (up to and including the highest levels of the chain of command) and to compensate appropriately the victims of human rights violations by Thai security forces.
Since your government assumed power, Thai security forces have increasingly used excessive force and operated with impunity, particularly in southern Thailand. There has been no accountability for over two thousand extrajudicial executions carried out by security forces in the “war on drugs” launched by your government; there has been no accountability for the unnecessary use of lethal force by security forces who killed some 110 militants armed only with machetes, most aged between 15 and 20, in Kruesi Mosque in southern Thailand on April 28; and there has been no accountability for the March 18 “disappearance” of Somchai Neelapajit, a prominent human rights lawyer representing two Thai Muslims facing terrorism charges, who is strongly suspected of having been abducted and killed by security forces. Each incident fostered the atmosphere of impunity in which security forces in Narithawit seemed to be operating this week.
Preliminary information received by Human Rights Watch indicates that Thai security forces used excessive force in breaking up the demonstration in front of Takbai police station on October 26. Contrary to your assertions immediately after the incident, witnesses and media accounts report that police and military forces fired live ammunition at protesters who did not pose a serious threat to the police or to others. Aside from the seven protesters killed by gunfire, we have received reports of several people seriously injured with bullet wounds. Other witnesses and protesters say they were beaten after they were taken into custody by security forces and that they were thrown face down into military trucks and piled four or five high. Early forensic reports suggest that some detainees died as a result of broken necks.
The United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials states that law enforcement officials, in carrying out their duty, shall as far as possible apply non-violent means before resorting to the use of force. Whenever the lawful use of force is unavoidable, law enforcement officials shall use restraint and act in proportion to the seriousness of the offense. The legitimate objective should be achieved with minimal damage and injury, and preservation of human life respected.
We welcome your quick appointment of a commission of inquiry to investigate this incident. For this inquiry to help stem the already rising cycle of violence in southern Thailand, it must be – and be perceived to be – a credible and legitimate exercise, and not, as you publicly suggested, simply an effort to yield “lessons for the future.” The results of this commission of inquiry must be given greater weight than the conclusions of the government-appointed commission that investigated the killings at the Kruesi Mosque in southern Thailand in April. That commission found that the level of force and type of weapons used by security forces were “disproportionate to the threat posed by the militants,” but to date there has been no public accountability for those events.
Mr. Prime Minister, Thailand had made remarkable gains toward improved respect for human rights over the past decade. But during your tenure, Thailand has witnessed a growing disregard for the rule of law and human rights. Your government’s inadequate responses to previous human rights abuses have created an environment in which security forces trample the rule of law and violate human rights without fear of accountability. The predictable rise of a climate of impunity, and the resulting increase in violence, helped set the stage for the tragic deaths in southern Thailand this week. In order to counter this trend, you must move immediately to provide full accountability and respect for human rights throughout Thailand.
We look forward to your urgent attention to this grave matter,
Brad Adams
Executive Director, Asia Division
Human Rights Watch
A seperate article on the war on drugs to recap on the " Extrajudicial Killings " please go to url :-
http://hrw.org/repor...tm#_Toc76203868
What,s happened to all the effective, peaceful protest London / the U.K. are famous for
A certain General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet comes to mind as a prime example of what protests against dictators of their calibre can do to make their stay uncomfortable.
There are of course the Muslim organisations who are famous for their protests and have a wonderful oportunity to demonstrate against him without fear of it being illegal in the U.K. while their safety is also protected.
Isn,t he staying at the penthouse courtesy of the Harrods CEO Mohamed Al Fayed by the way ?
Not having to pay rent will cut his expenses down while he gets all his ill gotten gains sorted out.
I look forward to him getting the sort of reception he deserves while in the U.K. along with the Karma to compliment his mis use of power in Thailand.
Give him the reception he deserves Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
marshbags
An excellent posting.
The press (both Thai and english language dailies) and the interim government will be onto this in the not too distant future.
Apart from his obviously corrupt practices - the human rights issues need urgently addressing.
A nasty, inhumane dictator.
As a footnote - there's now no question whatsoever that this interim government is hel_l-bent on putting a cap on the ongoing insurgency in the south.
This is a credit to them.
No Thaksin - no insurgency. Mahathir needs to be thanked for his sincere intervention.
Edited by bulmercke, 2006-10-16 00:18:07.
Posted 2006-10-16 01:50:55
bulmercke, on 2006-10-15 23:48:16, said: The press (both Thai and english language dailies) and the interim government will be onto this in the not too distant future.
You are dreaming.
If they would allow an impartial investigation into the drugwar killings, they can lock themselves up together with Thaksin. This is not going to happen.
Posted 2006-10-16 02:03:42
And really funny that now another English rag for the troglodytes is brought as a proof that Thaksin carried millions out of the country in suitcases.
Quote Investigators in Thailand believe the country's former prime minister, toppled in a bloodless coup last month, secretly shipped huge amounts of his £1billion family fortune in cash to Europe.
Astonishingly, it is claimed that he stashed the money in 114 suitcases which were transported to Finland only days before the coup, as Thaksin began a tour of Europe and America
Investigators, who?
It is claimed...?
LOL!
...The Evening Standard...
Posted 2006-10-16 08:13:29
AEC says Thaksin's return will not affect its works
Asset Examination Committee spokesman Sak Korsawngruang said Sunday that ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's return would not affect its investigation.
Sak said that AEC has full authority to call for evidence and witnesses from concerned parties and file corruption charges against suspects. If suspects refused to produce evidence, they lose the right to protect themselves and only have to fight the charges in the court.
"If he returns, it is the duty of the government and Council for National Security to handle with him. I have no idea how they will manage,'' he said.
AEC secretary Kaewsan Atibodhi also said Thaksin's return to Thailand would not affect how AEC work. "We have the anticorruption law which empowers us to summon information from concern parties,'' he said.
The Nation
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c'mon back, Thakky.... There's some folks that like to talk to you about some things...
Posted 2006-10-17 07:00:47
Another source of funds for the Thaksin Machine?
Ua Athorn homes probe
The Assets Examination Committee (AEC) yesterday agreed to probe alleged corruption surrounding the Ua Athorn housing project for low-income earners initiated during the Thaksin Shinawatra administration.
AEC secretary Kaewsan Atibodhi said the committee could investigate as many as 22 projects at a time with each of its members assigned to one case.
The committee decided to take on the housing case after the Office of the Attorney-General found irregularities in management and land prices.
The National Housing Authority and Social Development and Human Security Ministry administered the scheme.
Meanwhile, the AEC has endorsed draft regulations empowering it to investigate corruption allegations. The draft will be submitted to the Office of the Prime Minister for publication in the Royal Gazette.
- The Nation
Posted 2006-10-17 12:52:49
With all the financing Pojaman was doing with the Thai Rak Thai party, she was surely getting her investments back tenfold and buying land all over the place. I wonder when her turn under the microscope will come up.
Posted 2006-10-18 22:32:21
Thaksin declares assets statement to NCCC
Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra Wednesday had his representative file his financials statement with the National Counter Corruption Commission, NCCC spokesman Klanarong Chanthik said.
Klanarong said all the 33 members of the Thaksin Cabinet had filed their financial statement with the NCCC.
The Nation
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No word on how many pallets full of boxed papers it took to print out all his assets.
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