Thais should remain calm and should be confident in the country’s justice, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Feb. 22.

Abhisit said the government will not let the political factor affect attempts to boost the country’s economic recovery, Xinhua said, citing the National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT) as its source.

Everything concerning the country’s political development will be smoothly going on, Abhisit said.

Abhisit’s statement was made as the local political situation is increasingly intense ahead of a court verdict on ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s asset seizure case.

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions will pronounce the verdict for the 76 billion baht (2.29 billion USD) asset seizure case of Thaksin on February 26./.