The chief insisted that the DSI was investigating based on the evidence and had no intention to bully anyone. The Thaksin camp, however, accused the regime of abusing the justice system to suppress political opposition. A DSI deputy director had been replaced along with the investigation team before the recent decision to take Panthongtae to court, Chusak added. “Considering all these events, we must question whether this is using legal power for a political purpose,” he said. Key red-shirt leader Nattawut Saikua made a similar claim, saying the DSI deputy chief was transferred for failing to respond to an order to speed up the investigation.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 08, 2017 18:08 UTC