Naree Tantasathien: Thailand’s top lawyer weighing Move Forward, Pita’s future

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Thailand’s Attorney-General Naree Tantasathien has another important decision to make in a case with serious political ramifications.

 

On her agenda is a petition lodged against the liberal Move Forward Party and its leader and PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat over their policy to amend the lese majeste law.

 

The petitioner, lawyer Theerayut Suwankesorn, believes this policy violates Article 49 of the Constitution, which prohibits the public from exercising its rights and liberties to overthrow the country’s constitutional monarchy.

 

The clause also states that any person who learns of such an act can call on the attorney-general to request a Constitutional Court order for an end to such acts. If the attorney-general rejects or fails to act on the petition within 15 days, the petitioner can take the complaint directly to the Constitutional Court.

 

Theerayut took the matter to court after there was no action from the attorney-general for more than 15 days. He had filed his petition on May 30.

 

The Constitutional Court had earlier this week asked the attorney-general for an update on the petition. A spokesman for the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) later denied the agency was sitting on the petition, saying the office was waiting for documents from relevant organizations and agencies. These documents could have a considerable bearing on the attorney-general’s final decision, he added.

 

By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk

 

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Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/naree-tantasathien-thailands-top-lawyer-weighing-move-forward-pitas-future/

 

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[hotchilli]

Kicking the can comes to mind.

[chalawaan]

The only people that are endlessly going on about overthrowing the Monarchy, are the Monarchists!

 

MFP have repeatedly stated they only want to amend Section 112 so that the people featured in the above story can't politically weaponise it. And also to make the punishments realistic. A fine should do unless someone shows intent to harm. 

[Scouse123]

Similar to Cambodia, the only ones talking about a color revolution are Hun Sen and his cronies in the CPP. Not the people on the ground, the public nor the now non existent opposition parties.

 

All these things are designed so that those in power can use these things as an excuse to crush dissent against anything they disapprove of.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 5, 2023 by Scouse123

[smutcakes]

So some clauses in the Constitution cannot be amended, but the military can continuosuly throw the whole thing in the bin with no problem??

[zzaa09]

1 hour ago, Scouse123 said:

Similar to Cambodia, the only ones talking about a color revolution are Hun Sen and his cronies in the CPP. Not the people on the ground, the public nor the now non existent opposition parties.

 

All these things are designed so that those in power can use these things as an excuse to crush dissent against anything they disapprove of.

 

 

 

 

 

As this is how such things are practiced the world over.