Staunch royalists Sonthiya Sawasdee and a lawyer, Thirayut Suwankhesorn, separately lodged petitions with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) today, seeking investigations into the ethical conduct of 44 Move Forward MPs who signed up in support of a bill to amend Thailand’s controversial lèse majesté law.

 

Thirayut petitioned the Constitutional Court to stop the Move Forward party from pushing for an amendment of the law, claiming that such activities constitute an attempt to overthrow the country’s constitutional monarchy. The court found the party and its former leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, were attempting to undermine the monarchy and ordered them to cease such activities.

 

Thirayut said today that he believes that the Move forward MPs committed a gross ethical violation by seeking to amend the lèse majesté law and would like the NACC to order a probe.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-02-02

 

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one more nail in the casket to make sure they get rid of the competition before the next election. these guys... staunch royalists... are actually doing puke thai a favor... shame on them

Edited February 2, 20242 yr by Pouatchee

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Staunch royalists Sonthiya Sawasdee and a lawyer, Thirayut Suwankhesorn, separately lodged petitions with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) today, seeking investigations into the ethical conduct of 44 Move Forward MPs who signed up in support of a bill to amend Thailand’s controversial lèse majesté law.

Pathetic witch-hunt.

When will Thailand grow-up and think about what the people really want.

More neanderthal behaviour from people who lost the election and can't accept the will of the people.

 

Clearly they have nothing else better to do.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Move forward MPs committed a gross ethical violation by seeking to amend the lèse majesté law

I agree (sarcastically?).

Since when does a Parliament have the absolute Constitutional right to pass laws introduced in the Parliament and subsequently amend those laws created by the Parliament? Very unconstitutional indeed.

     Probably the best example you will ever see of why any supposed violations of Section 112 should be limited to filings by the Royal household only.  Now, any Tom. Dick, or Harry can file a trumped-up Section 112 violation on anybody else--as shown here.  Terrible law, being weaponized, and deeply in need of change, which the MF was trying to do.  

Good news for the USD - BHT exchange rate if this all kicks off.

 

I wonder how large and how long the protests will be this time.