Police just did their job, says PM

By THE NATION
Published on August 21, 2008

Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told senior police yesterday that officers were simply doing their duty when they put former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman on their wanted list.

Samak did not admonish the police for distributing wanted posters for Thaksin and Pojaman to stations throughout the country after the couple skipped bail and warrants for their arrest were issued by the Supreme Court, Royal Thai Police spokesman Lt-General Watcharapol Prasanrajakit said.

The premier, in his capacity as chairman of the National Police Commission, attended yesterday's meeting of the commission.

"He told the meeting briefly that everything was fine and that the officers had acted in accordance with due process, which is understandable. He said it was the duty of police to follow procedures," the spokesman said.

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Police just did their job, says PM

Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told senior police yesterday that officers were simply doing their duty when they put former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman on their wanted list.

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