Pheu Thai alleges judges favoured people hired by court
A new series of video clips re-lated to the Constitution Court was posted on YouTube late on Friday night and early yesterday.
The three clips show some judges allegedly discussing what to do if video clips are released about them being involved in helping people get jobs at the court.
The clips show two court judges and the sound of their conversation with Pasit Sakdanarong, the former secretary of the Constitution Court president. The discussion seems to suggest that the Pheu Thai Party would reveal clips about some judges helping people seeking to become officers at the court in an examination.
In the conversation, one of the judges said exam papers were |given to people close to many of the judges. They also discuss the motivation of the person releasing the video clips and giving them to Pheu Thai Party.
They said the video clips were recorded on a court judge's laptop computer and a device within an encyclopedia, and that the files could not be copied.
The conversation also has the three agreeing they would insist on their innocence and say that the clips were doctored. They would not allow the clip to be examined as the facts would show up. They planned to blame a former senior officer of the court and say the clips were released and linked to the Democrat Party dissolution case to distract people's attention.
Reporters from The Nation tried yesterday to contact judges from the Constitution Court and people mentioned in the clips for reaction, but they did not answer the calls.
Red-shirt lawyer Picha Wichitsilp on Friday filed a complaint with the National Anti-Corruption Commission against four Constitution Court judges - Boonsong Kulbuppha, Supoj Kaimook, Chalermphol Ek-uru and Udomsak Nitimontri - for allegedly illegally favouring some people close to them in the selection of court personnel.
Sanit Jon-anan, head of the court's committee investigating the previous series of video clips, said the committee would have to consider carefully whether the three |new clips were related to those |posted two weeks ago. Otherwise, |it was up to the court's judges whether to appoint another investigation panel, especially as some members were mentioned in the new clips.
It also depended on the content of the clips whether a criminal case could be started and proceed against people who released the clips, Sanit said.
The latest clips, titled "Behaviours of Thai Constitution Court," were put on YouTube on Friday night by "Ohmygod3009". The clips were 13.20, 3.42 and 4.18 minutes long respectively.
"Ohmygod3009" is the same name used by the person or people who posted the video clips of judges meeting to discuss the Democrat Party dissolution case and a meeting between Democrat MP Wiruch Romyen and Pasit.
Constitution Court president Chat Chonlaworn fired Pasit after the first series of video and sound clips was posted two weeks ago.
Pitch Pongsawat, a political science lecturer at Chulalongkorn University, said while the content of the clips was debatable in terms of authenticity and significance, the public should have access to them so they can judge it for themselves.
The video clips posted by "Ohmygod3009" and the user's history could still be accessed However, another YouTube user, called "MrThaipresident", also posted the latest three video clips, but his or her information could not be accessed. The following message appeared: "This URL has been blocked by a Court order [as] it could have an affect on or be against the security of the Kingdom, public order or good morals."
