Outcome criticisms spur Naree response
Attorney-General (AG) Naree Tantasathien has ordered her office to set up panels to review five criminal cases that may have been overlooked by her predecessors.
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This comes after criticism that the outcomes may have tainted the reputation of the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG).
The order was made on Tuesday in response to recent news highlighting the need for the country’s first female AG to clear up doubts raised over the cases before she retires in seven months, said OAG deputy spokesman Kosolwat Inthuchanyong.
He said the order was issued after complaints regarding the cases were submitted to the OAG by various parties, including former massage parlour tycoon and ex-politician Chuvit Kamolvisit.
The first case involved Chinese-born businessman and suspected…
