Piyabutr’s anti-coup motion comes to Parliament

By The Nation

 

 

Parliament has been presented with a proposal to establish a committee charged with preventing any further coups d’etat.

 

House Speaker Chuan Leekpai on Thursday (February 6) tabled the motion by Future Forward Party MP Piyabutr Saengkanokkul requesting the House of Representatives to establish a select committee.

 

Pheu Thai Party MP Julapun Amornvivat called the motion important, having drawn the attention of the public and the media, and he wanted it debated without any time limits imposed.

 

Chuan insisted nevertheless that arguments would be limited to 10 minutes per speaker, although the chief proponent could speak for an indefinite time.

 

Piyabutr initially pitched the idea last July 3, citing uncertainty over whether the 2017 Constitution might be revoked.

 

Article 113 of the Penal Code deems it insurrection to act violently or threaten to do so in an attempt to overrule or change the Constitution, overthrow legislative, executive or judicial power or seize powers of administration in any part of the country, he said.

 

Insurrection is punishable by death or life imprisonment.

 

Piyabutr suggested amending Article 113/1, saying citizens can be victims of rebellion despite to prevent Court to dismiss the case by arguing that the people are not the victims as the courts often do in the past. He also wants to change a clause saying judicial bodies cannot accept coups, arguing that the Constitution must acknowledge the people’s right and duty to defy coup-makers.

 

He also wants Thailand to endorse the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which seeks to restrain coup-makers in the extent of power they wield.

 

Revamping the military and legal, political and foreign-affairs measures are needed to prevent future coups, Piyabutr said, but most important is educating citizens, government officials and the media about their right to oppose a coup.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30381702

 

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Is it possible there is still hope for this place? 

58 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

Is it possible there is still hope for this place? 

Like peeing up-hill into the wind .... 

The point of a coup is to write your own rules. Usurpers couldn't care less what was put down before.

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

but most important is educating citizens, government officials and the media about their right to oppose a coup.

 

Meet the teacher! "Say hello to my little friends!"

3 hours ago, YetAnother said:

Is it possible there is still hope for this place? 

Yes

4 hours ago, Artisi said:

Like peeing up-hill into the wind .... 

Yes, but I admire this guy and FF for having the guts to keep at it. Seems that Khun Piyabutr is probably one of the most knowledgeable lawyers in the country on these subjects and is quite a good orrator and not easily intimidated.  

 

I hope this announcement doesn't influence the court decision coming soon re the loan monies in terms of punishing Khun Thanathorn and FF to frighten them off.

 

We wait and see.

 

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Chuan insisted nevertheless that arguments would be limited to 10 minutes per speaker, although the chief proponent could speak for an indefinite time.

No restraints like a coup.  Shame on you Chuan.   Two steps back for Thailand. 

Boy could we use another coup about now...

Edited February 7, 20206 yr by fforest1

4 minutes ago, fforest1 said:

Boy could we use another coup about now...

I thought we were having one now,they call it the Coronavirus and it's taking over!

Coo...

 

Amending the Constitution to restrict the powers of the people running the coup.

 

Coups do not recognise Constitutions. That's why coups are held.

 

it's another crock of deleted .....

Big Odious will be knocking up a vinyl board featuring ??? right now unless someone reinvents fuzzy felts with holes in ????