‘Phumtham’ insists the government did not let the Tak Bai case expire.

Phumtham' is sad that the Tak Bai case expires today. He emphasized that the officials have done their best and there is no problem with the UN expressing concern. He confirmed that the government did not let the case expire. He asked that it be a lesson to study and review what happened. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Mr. Phumtham Vejjayachai, talked about the case of the Tak Bai protest dispersal, which will expire on October 25, whether there will still be a miracle to bring those with arrest warrants to justice. He said that we hope so and are trying to make it happen. The officials are working to their fullest. When asked if those who were issued arrest warrants had contacted or not, Mr. Phumtham said that they had not contacted them, but the officers had done their best. As Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister, said, we are sorry if today has passed and we still cannot do anything. It is a lesson and we have to see what the process to solve the problem will be in the future . When asked about how the Tak Bai case would be handled in the future, Mr. Phumtham said that he would study what happened, but this was still information from both sides, and he wanted to review their opinions. When asked about the United Nations or UN's concerns about the Tak Bai case that has expired, Mr. Phumtham confirmed that the government did not let the statute of limitations expire. There are still some differences that we tried to do and are sorry that we could not achieve results. We have no problem with what the UN has expressed, and we are equally sorry. We have to see how to solve the problem. Source: Thai News Agency