FM urged to revoke Thaksin's passport

Prasong, now chairman of Constitution Drafting Committee, said that the foreign ministry should consider whether Thaksin's passport should be cancelled or not, given the fact that Thaksin is now alleged of malfeasance and the supreme court has already issued an arrest warrant for him. "

Thaksin and his wife; Pojaman, became fugitives on Tuesday after the Supreme Court for political holders ordered them to be arrested for evading judicial proceedings.

The couple are facing abuse-of-power charges related to a 2003 Ratchadaphisek land deal in Bangkok.

Foreign Ministry had cancelled diplomatic passport of Thaksin after he was ousted from the premiership in September last year. Thaksin, living in exile in London, is now holding ordinary passport.

Prasong said that public prosecutors will cooperate with the foreign ministry to look into possibility to ask the UK to extradite Thaksin. He said the allegations against Thaksin were not political but criminal.