Pongdech Vanichkittikul, secretary-general of the Office of the Judiciary (OJ) said on Friday he will ask to observe a jury trial in Texas concerning bribery allegations in a tax dispute involving Thai Toyota subsidiary Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT).
The case is still under investigation in the US and has yet to be brought to court, he said.
And because a number of current and former Thai judicial officials were accused in media reports of taking bribes, the OJ is now closely monitoring the case after setting up a fact-finding panel to look into the matter, he said.
On Monday, Supreme Court president Methinee Chalothorn appointed the panel of four Supreme and Appeal Court judges to examine the case.
The panel is expected to take one or two months before announcing its findings, he said.
Mr Pongdech said he will also head up a working group to follow up on the case…
