Patcharawat Wongsuwan: Photo by MThai
Former national police chief Patcharawat Wongsuwan has been dragged from obscurity into the media spotlight with his recent appointment as chief adviser to the outgoing ruling party, Palang Pracharath.
The appointment was made by his elder brother, General Prawit Wongsuwan, shortly after Prawit’s re-election as party leader late last month.
Appointing Patcharawat to the post, which was previously held by Prawit, is widely seen as a move to pave the way for Palang Pracharath to enter a Pheu Thai-led coalition government in the making.
Negotiations are reportedly underway for the alliance.
According to media reports, Patcharawat will take a key ministerial post and also a deputy premier’s seat, while Prawit will not be in the Cabinet. Unnamed sources say this arrangement is meant to distance the Pheu Thai-led government from a figure linked…
