"Pol. Col. Thawee", Minister of Justice, closely monitors the Tak Bai case, indicating that it is the police's authority to arrest according to the court warrant before the statute of limitations expires. If they are arrested, the case will be counted again. He emphasized that the 6 suspects are innocent if the court has not yet made a decision. Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, spoke about the case in which the court issued arrest warrants for 6 people involved in the dispersal of the rally in Tak Bai District, Narathiwat Province, including a former commander of the 4th Army and currently a Pheu Thai Party-list MP, as well as a former police officer and a former provincial governor, whose cases are set to expire at the end of October. He said that the 2017 constitution is different from previous constitutions in that it states that the court's authority to arrest someone for prosecution does not require permission from the parliament. In cases where citizens file lawsuits themselves, whether they are MPs or senators, the court has the authority to issue arrest warrants without having to request permission from the parliament. However, there is a section on coordination that states that there must be no obstruction of parliamentary meetings. Therefore, in the Tak Bai case, if the court issues an arrest warrant, which is normally the court must send to the police for arrest. As for the current open session, it is not relevant. The police have full authority. Therefore, there may be a misunderstanding because the 2017 Constitution clearly states that permission from the House is not required. However, the court will coordinate whether it coincides with the session or not because there is a condition that it must not obstruct the meeting agenda. If we speak in this way, it is like granting bail. When asked if the police did not arrest him before the statute of limitations expired, would the case automatically be terminated? Pol. Col. Thawee said the court had to do it, and an arrest warrant had alr eady been issued. When asked if the accused group, if arrested, would have to fight in court or not, Pol. Col. Thawee said that if the court has not yet made a decision, it is considered innocent. But he confirmed that when it goes to court, the statute of limitations will start over. At the time of the incident, even though they were not MPs from the Pheu Thai Party, now if there is a court order to arrest them, no matter who it is, the police must arrest them. The state must strictly comply with and enforce the law. As the Minister of Justice, he must follow up. Source: Thai News Agency