The Royal Thai Police board will appeal against the Central Administrative Court's verdict cancelling the appointment of Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnratchakij as deputy national police commissioner.
"Office of Police Commission deputy commissioner MajGeneral Wiboon Prongdong has already been told to file a petition with the Supreme Court," Deputy National Police Commissioner General Wichien Pojphosri said yesterday.
The court ruled in favour of Pol General Chalor Chuwong, who lodged a complaint accusing thennational police chief General Patcharawat Wongsuwan, the nomination committee, the Royal Thai Police board as well as the prime minister for wrongly giving Watcharapol the post. Chalor is an adviser to the national police chief.
Watcharapol said yesterday that he had heard about the appeal, and added that he would respect the final court ruling. He also said that if his appointment were cancelled he would return to his old post as assistant national police commissioner, which would require an adjustment to his police ranking.
"I'm not discouraged," Watcharapol said.