Court orders Dr Prakitpao to remain in mental hospital
The Criminal Court ruled on Monday not to free tutorial king Dr Prakitpao Thomthitchong from a mental institution as he has mental disorder.
The ruling came after two days of hearings of testimony by Dr Prakitpao who put him under observation in the mental hospital and a so-called girlfriend of married doctor who claimed he was in the hospital against his will.Last month, police asked the court to order the release of Prakitpao based on Pemmika Veerachatraksit's complaint that he was illegally held at the Srithanya Hospital. Prakitpao's mother sent him to the mental hospital on February 19 while he was preparing to sign divorce paper. A court had ordered transferring of Dr Prakitpao to Kallaya Ratchanakarin mental hospital pending the hearings. Pemmika told police that Dr Prakitpao called her from the Srithanya hospital asking for help. Therefore, she sought court order for Prakitpao, to be released from the hospital. Pemmika's fight for Prakitpao's release from the hospital attracted media attention. Meanwhile Prakitpao's family claimed that he was insane as he was found wearing bullet proof jacket and had in possession about 50 guns. According to his family, he always said somebody wanted to hurt him. On Friday, a source who accompanied the legal team to talk with Dr Prakitpao quoted him as saying that he is very worried with Pemika and he wanted to divorce from his wife. The Nation
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