4 Pro-Junta Party Members To Leave Cabinet

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4 Pro-Junta Party Members To Leave Cabinet

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong speaks at a November 2018 news conference for the Palang Pracharat Party in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Four members of a pro-junta political party announced Tuesday that they will resign from their cabinet posts in the military government to devote themselves to campaigning.

 

After months of enduring criticism for their dual roles, the four men, led by Palang Pracharat Party leader and Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana, said their resignations would be effective Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2019/01/29/4-pro-junta-party-members-to-leave-cabinet/

 

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Under-fire ministers and pro-junta party members tender their resignations 

By The Nation

 

Photo : Vorawit Pumpuang

 

After weeks of criticism, the four sitting ministers who are also executives of pro-junta party Phalang Pracharat submitted their written resignations to the prime minister on Tuesday. 

 

The resignations come into effect on Wednesday.

 

 The four ministers are Industry minister Utama Savanayon, Commerce Minister Sonthirat Jirawong, Science and Technology minister Suvit Maesincee, and PM’s Office Minister Kobsak Pootrakool.

 

The first three ministers are in the government’s economic team under Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.

 

Utama, currently leader of Phalang Pracharat, said that the four met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday morning to notify him of their decision. The PM wished them luck and told them to put national interest above everything else, he said.

 

Despite speculation, they had yet to approach the PM to become the pro-junta's PM candidate, he added.

 

They denied having left their positions because of criticism from political parties, saying it was due to political ideology.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30363134

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-01-29

[Eric Loh]

Please resign and keep walking to oblivion. 

[yellowboat]

Out to serve themselves, mean their fellow Thais. 

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

enduring criticism for their dual roles,

Endure nothing.  They should have been fired.  Shows how ethically challenged the junta is 

[RichardColeman]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The PM wished them luck and told them to put national interest above everything else, he said.

And then added "if we lose, they'll be a place in the next Junta government anyway"

[chama]

Now if their former leader at the top of their chain of command would follow suit the election would be on the way to a fair election....not there, but on the way.

[Trouble]

All the birds in the junta government will start to position themselves for the coming election so they can continue to serve themselves and rape the country. 

[ubon farang]

14 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

And then added "if we lose, they'll be a place in the next Junta government anyway"

a hundred and four could resign and still, they would be heaps in the cabinet starting with 3 deputy pms