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Published on September 3, 2007

Wichit Plangsrisakul called the appointment of Kraisak Chonhavan as a member of the committee as "unfair" since he was a former senator who took to the stage during the protest by the People's Alliance for Democracy to oust Thaksin.

He also joined with other former senators to petition the Constitution Court as part of the impeachment proceedings against Thaksin on charges of asset concealment. The court rejected the petition.

Wichit also questioned the appointment of Justice Ministry permanent secretary Charan Pakdithanakul since he was sued by Thaksin for libel over an interview about the summary execution of drug suspects. Charan has authority over the Department of Special Investigation, which may have to investigate further in order to wrap up the case.

"Charan both sits on the investigative committee and heads the department which wraps up the investigation. Where is the justice?'' he said.

Wichit said although the committee had the responsibility to report its investigation to the government and not to accuse anyone, the public may be misled by the outcome of the investigation. "We hope that both have ethics and conscience and end their role in the committee,'' he said.

Wichit called on the committee to clearly state its role and policy, and whether its only responsibility was to analyse the information and report to the government. He said police must take recourse to criminal law over the summary execution of 2,500 people and the cases must rest with the court.

Kesinee Taengkhio

The Nation