“Phumtham” throws the police along the path of “Pisan’s” letter.

Phumtham' throws the police back to the origin of 'Gen. Pisal's' letter resigning from Pheu Thai after Prachachat MPs are dissatisfied - asks not to link the 'Tak Bai case' to politics, asks for it to be a matter of fact, and explains to the Southern Border Committee, believes that the information currently available is sufficient. Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, talked about the case of the House of Representatives' Special Committee to consider studying and proposing guidelines to promote the peace-building process, resolving conflicts in the 3 southern border provinces, which will be invited to explain the Tak Bai case on Oct 24, saying that there is no objection, but it must be discussed clearly and he is ready to explain. For his part, we have given strict orders to resolve this matter quickly. Currently, there are many agencies that have invited him, and we have already spoken a lot. If there is nothing new or no special questions, I think the information that we have is sufficient. Currently, there are no problems, but there are different opinions in terms of perspectives, which is known by society in solving the problem. Mr. Phumtham also said that he would like to explain that the Prime Minister has clearly ordered various agencies to proceed urgently and to their full potential in order to resolve this matter easily. We tried our best. Whether it will be successful or not, we will have to look into the details. I think there is enough information. To call for a discussion, please clearly state what and who to call for a discussion. Then we will let people with knowledge and ability provide information. I do not want these matters to become political matters, but rather to be factual. Do your duty well so that everything can be resolved. When asked if the Tak Bai case is linked to the Red Shirts case, regarding the compensation payment, Mr. Phumtham refused to answer. When asked if the Prachachon Party is pressuring the Pheu Thai Party in the Tak Bai case, Mr . Phumtham said, 'How are you pressuring me?' We are doing our duty to the fullest. There is no condition on who will pressure us. When asked if MPs from the Prachachon Party have doubts about the origin of the letter from Gen. Pisal Wattanawongkiri, a former Pheu Thai Party-list MP who resigned from the party, Mr. Phumtham said, 'Someone brought it to me. It has been recorded. There are no problems.' When asked again if we could go and trace the origin of the letter, Mr. Phumtham said, 'I have ordered the police to look at every point. Anything that can be taken care of.' Source: Thai News Agency