Thai graft agency called in to investigate why Thaksin was allowed to stay in hospital for so long

Niwatchai Gasemmongkol, secretary-general of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). - Image from The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand's anti-graft agency has accepted a complaint accusing the Corrections Department and the Police General Hospital of providing preferential treatment to convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Niwatchai Gasemmongkol, secretary-general of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), said on Saturday that his agency was gathering facts and information on the matter.