MCT to review Somsak veto

He'll turn up to 'clarify his reasons'

- APINYA WIPATAYOTIN AEKARACH SATTABURUTH

All eyes are on the meeting of the Medical Council of Thailand (MCT) today as it reviews Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin's recent veto of its resolution to suspend the licences of two doctors involved in the controversial transfer of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra for treatment in a premium hospital ward.

Meanwhile, rumours are circulating about attempts to persuade some MCT members to overturn their decision through offers of certain favours.

The MCT examined whether Thaksin was suffering from any serious medical conditions to justify his extended stay at the Police General Hospital (PGH) while serving his eight-year sentence that was commuted to one year following a royal pardon.

On May 8 it concluded there was no evidence to support such claims and resolved to suspend the licences of two senior doctors at the PGH for exaggerating Thaksin's medical condition, paving the way for him to serve his prison sentence at the hospital.