Thaksin faces moment of truth over hospital stay
Court begins inquiry into controversial stay at the Police General Hospital
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions will on Friday begin an inquiry into former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s 181-day hospital stay at the Police General Hospital (PGH).
Although the court has granted Thaksin a one-month extension to submit his explanation, political analysts believe the inquiry could rock the ruling Pheu Thai Party.
The court is to determine whether or not the jail sentence it handed to Thaksin, who is said to be the de facto leader of the party, was genuinely enforced by the Department of Corrections (DoC).
The Medical Council of Thailand (MCT)’s affirmation of its resolution against three doctors may lead to further investigation, Mr Stithorn noted.
Despite Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin failing to endorse the MCT’s decision, the MCT on Thursday stood by its move to suspend the licences of two doctors involved in the controversial transfer of Thaksin to the premium ward at the PGH, where he stayed for six months before being released on parole.
他信 (tā xìn) – Thaksin (former Thai Prime Minister’s name)
“14楼” (“14 lóu”) – “14th floor” (in quotation marks, likely referring to a specific incident/location)
危机 (wēi jī) – crisis
致 (zhì) – cause, lead to, result in
3名 (3 míng) – 3 people/individuals
医生 (yī shēng) – doctors, physicians
被 (bèi) – passive marker (indicating something was done to them)
处罚 (chǔ fá) – punished, penalized
牵涉 (qiān shè) – involve, implicate
卫生部长 (wèi shēng bù zhǎng) – Minister of Health/Health Minister
触及 (chù jí) – touch upon, affect, reach
泰国 (tài guó) – Thailand
总理 (zǒng lǐ) – Prime Minister
蓝营参议院选举舞弊丑闻致55~150人背负逮捕令。红蓝决战箭在弦上。
蓝营 (lán yíng) – “Blue camp” (political faction/party identified by blue color)
参议院 (cān yì yuàn) – Senate
选举 (xuǎn jǔ) – election
舞弊 (wǔ bì) – fraud, cheating, corruption
丑闻 (chǒu wén) – scandal เรื่องอื้อฉาว
致 (zhì) – cause, lead to, result in
55150人 (55150 rén) – 55 to 150 people
背负 (bēi fù) – bear, carry (burden), face
逮捕令 (dài bǔ lìng) – arrest warrant หมายจับ
红蓝 (hóng lán) – red and blue (referring to the two opposing political camps)
决战 (jué zhàn) – decisive battle, final showdown
箭在弦上 (jiàn zài xián shàng) – “arrow on the bowstring” (idiom meaning imminent, about to happen)