Sukit tendered his resignation on Thursday in the face of pressure from many doctors, whom the society describes as “commercial doctors”. The society yesterday urged Medical Council’s president Professor Dr Prasit Watanapa to again appoint Sukit as its secretary-general. The Medical Council started the lawsuit in 2016 over several of Preeyanan’s comments. He said the Medical Council had not sued Preeyanan because it wanted to send her to jail. In the eyes of the Rural Doctors Society, Sukit has made the right move and showed courage in resolving the prolonged conflict between the Medical Council and patients’ networks.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 11, 2018 18:00 UTC