Theerayut Suwankesorn: The lawyer seeking death penalty for Move Forward

[snoop1130]

 

The lawyer who successfully petitioned the Constitutional Court to block Move Forward’s reform push recently has now gone one step further by seeking the core opposition party’s dissolution.

 

Theerayut Suwankesorn says he wants to “finish off what he started” after the court on January 31 ordered Move Forward to cease all attempts to abolish or amend Article 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese majeste law, through “any illegitimate legal procedure”.

 

In a unanimous ruling by all nine judges, the court found that Move Forward’s campaigning on the issue threatened to undermine the Thai monarchy and was thus deemed an attempt to overthrow the country’s constitutional monarchy, as per Article 49 of the Constitution.

 

Caption: File photo : Theerayut Suwankesorn

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-02-08

 

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[Felton Jarvis]

The Constitutional Court would appear to be anything but impartial.

[dinsdale]

Eventually a straw will break the camel's back. Maybe this will be the one maybe not. The paradox is the harder they push the more likely the will of the people will be realized be it peacefully or otherwise.

[fondue zoo]

 

Trying to make a name for yourself are we?

 

[Elkski]

The only good thing about this topics fruitcake is if the wife and most of thai citizens honors it and it's German past, she and they cant complain if I do anything  similar. 

[Pouatchee]

sycophant of the yellow shirts and the rich of thailand.

 

[ikke1959]

I think every coup is a assault to overthrow the democracy and constitution, but there is nobody speaking of. After every coup there need to be a new constitution written by the coup players, but there should be a constitution that forbid these actions. Overthrowing the current government is also a kind of overthrowing the monarchy, as it is in the constitution and the King is the head of state and Government. 

[lordgrinz]

3 hours ago, Felton Jarvis said:

The Constitutional Court would appear to be anything but impartial.

 

Which is why the only way to move forward, is to declare the last coup illegal, remove all Junta installed cronies, imprison for life all coup leaders and supporters, and revert back to the previous constitution. Then open new elections to replace all the Senators first, then move on to MP's, then a new PM.

[still kicking]

I have about 3000 Thai friends 99.9 % voted for MFP and they said if the party gets banned, they just change the name and instead getting 156 seats they will get over 200.

[spidermike007]

Such a ridiculous man. I wonder if he even knows how silly and backwards he appears. He is a true caricature of a human being. 

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The lawyer who successfully petitioned the Constitutional Court to block Move Forward’s reform push recently has now gone one step further by seeking the core opposition party’s dissolution

Pure insanity.

[soalbundy]

10 hours ago, fondue zoo said:

 

Trying to make a name for yourself are we?

 

He has a face one would never tire of punching.

[Sydebolle]

15 minutes of fame in the wake of medieval days - or - game of thrones Thai version? 

[daveAustin]

Absolutely pathetic. What a silly little boychild of a ‘man’. Time for Thais to start taking this seriously and get their country back. It will not change itself. 

[daveAustin]

7 hours ago, still kicking said:

I have about 3000 Thai friends 99.9 % voted for MFP and they said if the party gets banned, they just change the name and instead getting 156 seats they will get over 200.

Also know a lot and practically all want to ‘move forward’. The type that follow the current regime typically have an agenda, are balls deep, bought and paid for, or just incredibly dense and brainwashed. Tempting to say similar to the China debacle, but everyone is just S scared over there. 

[jippytum]

here is a man with too much time on his hands. If he had a thriving law business with many clients he would be too busy  to waste time on this nonsense. 

[RandolphGB]

This lawyer should start a political party called Move Backwards, with a policy to slowly reverse time to the Ayutthaya period, wear silk sarongs and go to war with Burma riding on war elephants. It will actually be popular with a lot of Thais. 

[kimamey]

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Such a ridiculous man. I wonder if he even knows how silly and backwards he appears. He is a true caricature of a human being. 

I think he's doing more harm than good to the monarchy. Attitudes and expectations change over time. The last king changed the monarchy by going out into the country and meeting people. I think he was the first king to visit the northeastern provinces. He also said in 2005 that sensible criticism should be allowed, and that he was human so makes mistakes. A far more intelligent conversation about the monarchy than that from many in government or in the country. 

 

I don't know if it's true but I heard the current King asked that prosecutions under the LM laws be reduced. If true that's another thoughtful intervention. Of course it needs the government and Thais in general to listen and take note of these suggestions.

[Thingamabob]

12 hours ago, fondue zoo said:

 

Trying to make a name for yourself are we?

 

For sure. This guy is a creep.

[mfd101]

Someone should petition the Constitutional Court to dissolve this person.

[spidermike007]

6 minutes ago, kimamey said:

I think he's doing more harm than good to the monarchy. Attitudes and expectations change over time. The last king changed the monarchy by going out into the country and meeting people. I think he was the first king to visit the northeastern provinces. He also said in 2005 that sensible criticism should be allowed, and that he was human so makes mistakes. A far more intelligent conversation about the monarchy than that from many in government or in the country. 

 

I don't know if it's true but I heard the current King asked that prosecutions under the LM laws be reduced. If true that's another thoughtful intervention. Of course it needs the government and Thais in general to listen and take note of these suggestions.

The army seemed to have defied his wishes, and used the LM laws as a tool to prevent protests. 

[lordgrinz]

4 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Someone should petition the Constitutional Court to dissolve this person.

 

The problem is the Constitutional Court, Junta lackeys.

[huangnon]

12 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

sycophant of the yellow shirts and the rich of thailand.

 

 

Just another paid schill. Like being a lawyer in itself isn't <deleted> horrible enough.

[klauskunkel]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

In a unanimous ruling by all nine judges

Unanimously biased

[Srikcir]

10 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

there should be a constitution that forbid these actions.

Sorry but apparently words are not enough.

2007 Thailand Constitution, Chapter III "Rights and Liberties of the Thai People", Part 13 "Right to Protect the Constitution, Section 68:

• "No person shall exercise the rights and liberties prescribed in the Constitution to overthrow the democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State under this Constitution or to acquire the power to rule the country by any means which is not in accordance with the mode provided in this Constitution."

The 2007 Constitution only prescribes elections as the means to changing governments.

 

When NCPO Gen. Prayut in mid-May 2014 overthrew the elected Yingluck government through military force, he abolished the 2007 Constitution (albeit as an after-thought revived Chapter II "The King"), unilaterally replaced it with NCPO's Interim Charter (including amnesty for the overthrow), followed by a new Constitution authored by NCPO in 2016 - both of which omitted the original Section 68 language. During those years the Constitutional Court continued to exist without any adverse reaction to the coup.

 

 

 

 

[ikke1959]

30 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Sorry but apparently words are not enough.

2007 Thailand Constitution, Chapter III "Rights and Liberties of the Thai People", Part 13 "Right to Protect the Constitution, Section 68:

• "No person shall exercise the rights and liberties prescribed in the Constitution to overthrow the democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State under this Constitution or to acquire the power to rule the country by any means which is not in accordance with the mode provided in this Constitution."

The 2007 Constitution only prescribes elections as the means to changing governments.

 

When NCPO Gen. Prayut in mid-May 2014 overthrew the elected Yingluck government through military force, he abolished the 2007 Constitution (albeit as an after-thought revived Chapter II "The King"), unilaterally replaced it with NCPO's Interim Charter (including amnesty for the overthrow), followed by a new Constitution authored by NCPO in 2016 - both of which omitted the original Section 68 language. During those years the Constitutional Court continued to exist without any adverse reaction to the coup.

 

 

 

 

Indeed, so Mr Prayuth and his cronies are far worse than an amendment of section 112

[ikke1959]

1 hour ago, kimamey said:

I think he's doing more harm than good to the monarchy. Attitudes and expectations change over time. The last king changed the monarchy by going out into the country and meeting people. I think he was the first king to visit the northeastern provinces. He also said in 2005 that sensible criticism should be allowed, and that he was human so makes mistakes. A far more intelligent conversation about the monarchy than that from many in government or in the country. 

 

I don't know if it's true but I heard the current King asked that prosecutions under the LM laws be reduced. If true that's another thoughtful intervention. Of course it needs the government and Thais in general to listen and take note of these suggestions.

I am sure the current prosecutions of the LM laws are only used by the army government to prevent demonstrations against them. The current King has indeed no problem with section 112 as he told already that it did not need to be enforced. But Mr Prayuth saw the only opportunity to stay in power to use this law. He is one to blame and the Government based army will not allow that this section will be amended as it could work against them. 

[john donson]

only people who profit to keep this status quo will defend it like no others

 

did Rama 9 not have spoken about plans to stop the madness years ago ?

[kimamey]

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The army seemed to have defied his wishes, and used the LM laws as a tool to prevent protests. 

 

Yes, respect only goes so far

 

I think they ignored his advice on submarines as well.

[Purdey]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

abolish or amend Article 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese majeste law, through “any illegitimate legal procedure”.

Move Forward was planning to get everything passed through parliament. Does that count as "legitimate"?