Senators Petition Court to Consider Impeaching PM Srettha

[wealthychef]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The acting senators, who lodged the petition, believe that Srettha's decision to appoint Pichit as a minister is not only ethically questionable but also indicative of deeper issues within the administration. They argue that Srettha's actions undermine the integrity of the government and reflect poorly on his leadership.

Sheesh, you get convicted for just one lousy bribery offense and people act like they can't trust you any more!  What's the world coming to? 

[jippytum]

Thaksin's lawyer also a  convicted criminal should be banned from being an MP never mind being promoted to the cabinet.Birds of a feather stick together. 

[BerndD]

Anutin is waiting for his chance...

[Adventurer1]

2006 

[John Drake]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The acting senators, who lodged the petition, believe that Srettha's decision to appoint Pichit as a minister is not only ethically questionable but also indicative of deeper issues within the administration.

 

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[paul1804]

4 hours ago, anchadian said:

The court said it did not recognise Mr Thammanat's conviction because the verdict was delivered in Australia, a foreign country.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57001674

How convenient!

[John Drake]

Prayuth was better.

[Zack61]

Very Donald Trump-ish with his appointments. This just keeps getting uglier. 

[digger70]

5 hours ago, anchadian said:

The court said it did not recognise Mr Thammanat's conviction because the verdict was delivered in Australia, a foreign country.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57001674

How good is that. 

Hypocrites they are , this means that any Crim from an other country can come to Thailand  Because they don't Recognise the crims verdicts from an other country.  🤣

[billd766]

How very hypocritical of the group of senators who were appointed by a previous PM to whine, when the current PM does the same thing and appoints somebody to a post.

 

Who really cares what they think or say, as they are only (well paid) seat warmers anyway.

[paul1804]

55 minutes ago, digger70 said:

How good is that. 

Hypocrites they are , this means that any Crim from an other country can come to Thailand  Because they don't Recognise the crims verdicts from an other country.  🤣

Exactly which we all know is just convenient BS when it suits them! 

[Artisi]

"The petition centres on Pichit Chuenban, a controversial figure with a tainted past. In 2008, Pichit, who had served as a lawyer for the then-deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was caught attempting to deliver a two-million-baht bribe hidden in food bags to Supreme Court officials. This led to his conviction and a six-month jail sentence."

 

and let's not forget who was suppling the lunch boxes.

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, digger70 said:

How good is that. 

Hypocrites they are , this means that any Crim from an other country can come to Thailand  Because they don't Recognise the crims verdicts from an other country.  🤣

seems they let a lot of crims in anyway. 

[Srikcir]

5 hours ago, mfd101 said:

Just a reminder

MFP and it's coalition won simple majority in the House over opposing coalitions but not 51% of the House ministers. Under pre-2014 military coup that simple majority was sufficient. But the military junta's 2019 Constitution allowed the Senate to add its 250 Senator votes to the House votes And so with a Senate appointed by the junta, the MFP coalition was denied control of the government.

[sambum]

"......................a government that was fairly elected."

 

Really?

 

[crazykopite]

No individual who has committed a crime should be allowed in government and I include every government around the world .

[crazykopite]

9 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Now there's a joke you can laugh at. This government was literally NOT fairly elected. Move Forward were the party fairly elected and denied by unfairly unelected Senators.

 

As for the PM - he's a joke, pushing forward the 10k digital wallet idea is a terrible plan which will just cause inflation while simultaneously increasing taxes. Robin hood maneuvers never helped a country. Good riddance if they do mange to get rid of him.

The PM is not running the country he is only a pro I to a billionaire who was supposedly on his deathbed a couple of months ago but made a miraculous recovery in the police hospital , what a pity those same doctors could prevent that young lady who was in detention awaiting trial who apparently had a massive heart attack and died last week while in detention May she now be at peace 

[Ben Zioner]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

The petition centres on Pichit Chuenban, a controversial figure with a tainted past. In 2008, Pichit, who had served as a lawyer for the then-deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was caught attempting to deliver a two-million-baht bribe hidden in food bags to Supreme Court officials. This led to his conviction and a six-month jail sentence.

The mind boggles, this puts Thailand at the level of African countries like Gabon. Under Bongo this sort of things was common place, but 30 years ago.

[Ben Zioner]

31 minutes ago, sambum said:

"......................a government that was fairly elected."

 

Really?

 

Dunno what he meant, "unfairly elected", "fairly unelected" or "unfairly unelected".

 

While no one cares..

[sambum]

1 minute ago, Ben Zioner said:

Dunno what he meant, "unfairly elected", "fairly unelected" or "unfairly unelected".

 

While no one cares..

 

While no one cares.."enough to do anything about it"

[mark131v]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

Proponents of the impeachment argue that allowing Pichit to serve in the government sets a dangerous precedent, potentially normalising unethical behaviour at the highest levels of power

 

Who's the agriculture minister again, international drug smuggler you say?

 

They're all snakes ministers and senators alike in fact the whole shebang, you'd be hard pressed to find more lying, hypocritical, corrupt, despicable turds than the Thai ruling elite.. .

[off road pat]

10 hours ago, ronster said:

He never seems to be in the country. Likes taking trips constantly to Europe and doesn't seem to do much for the country or people here .

How did he get the job again ? 🙄🙈

People in this government are only making deals for themselves !, whatever they do, will always be in there own interest ! And Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin al the lover of Thaksin's sister Yingluk, will look for the Thaksin family's interests as well !!!.

[MikeN]

7 hours ago, wealthychef said:

Sheesh, you get convicted for just one lousy bribery offense and people act like they can't trust you any more!  What's the world coming to? 

Ah, but he was not convicted of bribery, just contempt of court. That's a much less serious offence. As to why he was only charged with contempt that's another matter. But still seriously lacking in ethics required for an MP let alone a cabinet minister. 

I note they bring this up while the PM is overseas...wasn't Thaksin overseas when the military overthrew him? Will the constitutional court act in record speed so that the soon to be departed senators can bring in the "right" PM, one that is left over from the junta's govt? 

[Callmeishmael]

6 hours ago, John Drake said:

Prayuth was better.

True, but that´s a pretty low bar!

 

I suspect that the average tuk-tuk driver could do a better job than the current fellow.

[JimboB4]

I knew this was coming next. His attacks on the Cannabis industry are highly unpopular. It’s going to get worse, and pile on. 

[connda]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

Today, a significant political development unfolded as a group of 40 acting senators petitioned the Constitutional Court to consider impeaching Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

I wonder how much money they will collectively lose when cannabis is re-criminalized?  🤔  Wondering for a friend.

[metisdead]

Flaming posts contravening our Community Standards have been removed.

[Smilin in Thailand]

He announced 2 weeks ago that he was going close down the weed business,  reclassifying a huge percentage of Thai's as crooks after having invested their lives savings into an exciting new business opportunity selling a relatively harmless plant.

 

So all those honest Thai's, who had being doing everything by the book, now face potential ruin from a person who apparently has no problems overlooking the bribing of the highest courts in the land.

 

 

[Hunz Kittisak]

3 hours ago, JimboB4 said:

I knew this was coming next. His attacks on the Cannabis industry are highly unpopular. It’s going to get worse, and pile on. 

And also Prayuth’s cronies not getting the cabinet appointments 

 

[khaowong1]

I believe they do have a point here.