By Thai Newsroom Reporters
PEOPLE’S LEADER Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (April 7) insisted that the Supreme Court keep legislative duties of some of his fellow MPs and himself intact from a lese majeste lawsuit being filed against them as the Bhumjaithai-led government’s policy statement is scheduled very shortly for debate at parliament.
Nattapong was referring to the looming phenomenon in which the National Anti-Corruption Commission will reportedly submit on the upcoming Thursday the historic lawsuit to the Supreme Court against 44 current and former lawmakers including 10 current People’s MPs on charges of violating the draconian lese majeste law, also known as Section 112 of the Criminal Code, which he branded as a politically-motivated, sustainable legal battle.
Those People’s MPs including the leader of the reformist camp would have their legislative duties immediately, indefinitely suspended at the order of the Supreme Court pending a final court ruling if the NACC lawsuit was eventually accepted by court on the upcoming Thursday.
Nattapong contended that all elected lawmakers including the 10 People’s MPs-turned-suspects be given the chance to take the Bhumjaithai-led government’s policies into consideration during floor debate scheduled for the upcoming Thursday and Friday after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and members of his cabinet have recently attended oath-taking rituals before His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Nevertheless, the People’s leader called on the Bhumjaithai, core of the coalition government under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob, to not exert any power, albeit in surreptitious, covert manner, to see to it that those People’s MPs be otherwise suspended from performing their legislative duties pending the Supreme Court’s ruling on the politically-motivated case.
At issue during the two-day debate on the government’s policy statement will be an oil price crisis which has occurred to the chagrin of people considerably affected in regard to the increasing costs of agriculture, industries, the manufacturing of consumer goods and transportation throughout the country.
The historic lawsuit was prepared by the anti-graft agency against the 44 current and former MPs who had pushed for legislation to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code pertaining to the monarchy. That refers to 34 former MPs of the court-dissolved Move Forward including ex-Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat and 10 current People’s MPs including Sirikanya Tansakun, Rangsiman Rome, Pakornwut Udompipatsakun, Wayo Asawaroongruang and Nattapong, among others.
If found guilty as charged in court, the politician suspects could possibly be banned from engaging in political activity at all levels for a number of years or even sentenced to terms in prison whilst their reformist party could possibly be dissolved.
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Top and Front Page – People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut talking to reporters. Photos – Amarin TV
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