(Bangkok, 28th – Comprehensive Report) Secretary-General of Thailand's National Security Council, Chatchai Bangchooa, recently filed a report with Surin Provincial Police, accusing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his father, former Prime Minister Hun Sen, and seeking to have both added to Interpol’s wanted list.
Senior military affairs journalist Wassana Nanuam disclosed the incident on her Facebook page on Tuesday evening. Citing Chatchai, she stated that over the past weekend he, together with a prosecutor, officially submitted the complaint to the police, accusing Hun Sen and Hun Manet of ordering attacks along the Thai-Cambodian border, resulting in casualties and property damage in multiple border provinces.
Wassana also quoted an anonymous military source as saying that Chatchai’s action is based on a cabinet resolution passed during acting Prime Minister Phutthanavej Chayaichai’s tenure. This resolution remains valid today, allowing Thai government agencies to take legal action—under both criminal and civil law—against responsible parties.
The source indicated that Thailand will invoke this cabinet resolution to file a civil lawsuit against the Hun father and son in a civil court. Once a verdict is rendered, any assets they own in Thailand will be confiscated and auctioned to compensate victims of the border conflict.
As for the criminal case, related procedures aim to obtain arrest warrants and forward them to Interpol in hopes of having the pair detained during their travels to other countries. The source emphasized that once arrest warrants are effective, the two will be unable to enter Thailand or else face immediate detention.
“Although it is not expected that they will actually be arrested, this is a legitimate legal step the Thai side can take,” the source added.
Wassana also quoted an anonymous military source as saying that Chatchai’s action is based on a cabinet resolution passed during acting Prime Minister Phutthanavej Chayaichai’s tenure. This resolution remains valid today, allowing Thai government agencies to take legal action—under both criminal and civil law—against responsible parties.
The source indicated that Thailand will invoke this cabinet resolution to file a civil lawsuit against the Hun father and son in a civil court. Once a verdict is rendered, any assets they own in Thailand will be confiscated and auctioned to compensate victims of the border conflict.
As for the criminal case, related procedures aim to obtain arrest warrants and forward them to Interpol in hopes of having the pair detained during their travels to other countries. The source emphasized that once arrest warrants are effective, the two will be unable to enter Thailand or else face immediate detention.
“Although it is not expected that they will actually be arrested, this is a legitimate legal step the Thai side can take,” the source added.