Lawyer Aun and Justice Minister Conflict: Lawyers Council Probe

Matichon•Politics•11m ago

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The Lawyers Council is investigating whether Lawyer Phattharaphong Suphakson concealed personal information regarding a criminal record to obtain a professional license.

•Minister of Justice Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthapol Naowarat claimed the father and mother of Phattharaphong Suphakson were imprisoned for drug offenses.
•Phattharaphong Suphakson admitted that his parents and an aunt were prosecuted for drug cases.
•Reports suggest a lawyer with the same surname as Phattharaphong Suphakson served 16 years in Phol District Prison for drug crimes.
•The Lawyers Council is examining if a professional license was obtained by concealing a 16-year prison sentence.

Overview

•Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthapol Naowarat stated that the father of Phattharaphong Suphakson was arrested for drugs in Buriram in 1998 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
•Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthapol Naowarat stated that the mother of Phattharaphong Suphakson was arrested in another area and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
•Between 1998-1999, Phattharaphong Suphakson claimed to have lived with an aunt without parents while aged 14-15 in Na Pho District, Buriram.
•Phattharaphong Suphakson admitted that his father, mother, and aunt were prosecuted for drug offenses and underwent legal processes.
•In early August 2026, reports emerged regarding a lawyer in the Northeast with a surname matching Phattharaphong Suphakson who served 16 years in Phol District Prison.
•Phattharaphong Suphakson stated that a person with his same surname was imprisoned but claimed that person was not related to Phattharaphong Suphakson.
•The Lawyers Council is investigating if the lawyer who served 16 years is the father of Phattharaphong Suphakson.
•The Lawyers Council will consider whether to revoke the professional license of the lawyer involved due to the concealment of a serious drug crime.

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Key Quotes

Phattharaphong Suphakson

"There is someone with the same surname as mine who was imprisoned according to the news, but the reported news may be partly correct and partly incorrect."

มีคนนามสกุลเดียวกับตน ถูกต้องขังตามข้อมูลที่เป็นข่าว แต่ข่าวที่ปรากฏอาจถูกบ้างไม่ถูกบ้าง

Key Entities

Person

Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthapol Naowarat(พล.ต.ท.รุทธพล เนาวรัตน์)

The Minister of Justice who commented on the family history of Phattharaphong Suphakson.

Phattharaphong Suphakson(ภัทรพงษ์ ศุภักษร)

A lawyer also known as Lawyer Aun Buriram who is under scrutiny regarding his family's criminal history and professional license.

Organization

Lawyers Council(สภาทนายความ)ℹ️

The organization conducting a fact-finding investigation into the professional conduct and licensure of a lawyer.

Ramkhamhaeng University(มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง)ℹ️

The university where Phattharaphong Suphakson studied.

Place

Buriram(บุรีรัมย์)ℹ️

The province where Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruthapol Naowarat served as a police officer and where the father of Phattharaphong Suphakson was arrested.

Na Pho District(อ.นาโพธิ์)ℹ️

The district in Buriram where Phattharaphong Suphakson is from.

Phol District Prison(เรือนจำจังหวัดพล)

The prison where a lawyer with the surname Suphakson served a 16-year sentence for drug crimes.