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Published on October 12, 2007

New Attorney General Chaikasem Nitisiri said yesterday he had backed a proposal by Sampan Sarathana, director-general of the Foreign Affairs Department and deputy chief of the panel seeking to extradite Thaksin and his wife Pojaman, for four prosecutors to consult with their British counterparts. Under the extradition treaty signed by the two countries, prosecutors

have to prove the offence Thaksin is accused of is a crime in both countries and that enough evidence has been gathered to incriminate him.

Thaksin was indicted by Chaikasem's predecessor, Pachara Yutithamdamrong, for committing malfeasance in seeking personal gain from a state contract, in violation of Article 157 of the Criminal Code.

Chaikasem said the prosecutors would not file an extradition request immediately as they had to proceed carefully according to legal protocol or else the request might be rejected.

The four prosecutors - Sampan, Torsak Burana-ruangroj, Santhani Dissaya-butr and Nanthasak Poonsuk - have flights booked to leave today and return next Friday, a source familiar with the matter said.

The Nation