Today, 5 May, the court deemed what happens in Australia, stays in Australia. Hence, there\u2019s no bearing or consequence to the Prayut Chan-o-cha Regime.
Therefore, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thamanat Prompow is free to continue his service for the Kingdom of Thailand, in spite of his previous prison sentence for \u201cflour\u201d trafficking conviction in Australia.
The verdict is another proof that there\u2019s no rule of law in Thailand, only the rule of power. Over the past year and a half, Deputy Minister Thamanat has become a key power player and dealmaker for the Prayut Regime. And, words through the grapevine have it, Palang Prachrat\u2019s party secretary following the next election.
He\u2019s too valuable.
He knows it. The regime knows it. The Thai people know it. The decision is to no one\u2019s surprise.
Just don\u2019t file your shareholding in a defunct celebrity gossip magazine too late, cos that\u2019s really serious stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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