At 3:50 p.m. on June 18, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul arrived at the Ministry of Interior for a scheduled meeting with Mr. Shiro Maschio, Chair of Italy’s House Justice Committee and head of the Italy-Thailand Parliamentary Friendship Group, accompanied by Italian Ambassador to Thailand Paolo Dionisi.
When reporters asked whether he had finished packing, Anutin humorously pointed to his personal secretary and said, “Ask my secretary—he packs often.”
Asked if other ministers were also packing up, he replied, “I don’t know, but I gave the order today, and mine was done yesterday,” laughing. As for when he started packing, he again deferred to his secretary.
When asked whether today would be his final visit to the Ministry of Interior, Anutin didn’t respond verbally but nodded before heading into the meeting room.