Lawyer Warns Entire Paetongtarn Cabinet Faces Impeachment Risk

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Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, left, talks to Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra before making the policy statement at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Paetongtarn appeared Parliament for the first time to lay out how her government envisions to improve the country. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

 

A lawyer has sounded the alarm that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's entire cabinet could face impeachment following a complaint regarding an incomplete policy statement delivered in Parliament on September 12.

 

The warning was issued in a Facebook post by Mr. Paisarn Puechmongkol, a former assistant to Palang Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan, and was reported by Naewna newspaper.

 

The complaint alleges that the policy statement contravened Article 162 of the Constitution by failing to specify the sources of revenue to cover the proposed expenses. This shortfall, according to Paisarn, could potentially trigger impeachment proceedings by the Constitutional Court against all cabinet members.

 

Paisarn described the current mood as panicked, with no clear decision yet on how to address the issue. He warned that if the policy statement is not amended to comply with constitutional requirements, the entire cabinet risks impeachment. The Ombudsman has a 60-day window to file a petition to Thailand's Constitutional Court, should this remain unresolved.

Opinions are divided on how to move forward. Some believe the government should call another parliamentary session to amend the policy statement and align it with Article 162. Others argue that making such amendments would cause a loss of face and that the violation is not severe enough to result in impeachment.

 

Paisarn described the situation as chaotic, noting that both domestic and international observers are questioning the longevity of the current government due to the constitutional controversy.

 

Addressing the legal implications, Paisarn highlighted a critical oversight: it remains unclear whether a legal team has been appointed to tackle the issue and what actions, if any, are being taken to resolve it. This unresolved legal vulnerability continues to cast a shadow over the stability of Prime Minister Paetongtarn's cabinet.

 

 

-- 2024-09-24

 

[redwood1]

No problem......She already has the Dubai condo picked out, next to Papas......lol

[Tropicalevo]

Prawit and his cronies are determined to go down kicking and screaming and taking as many others as possible with them.

[OneMoreFarang]

53 minutes ago, webfact said:

A lawyer has sounded the alarm that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's entire cabinet could face impeachment

 

That should read: A lawyer is excited to tell the people that there is hope that the lackeys of Thaksin will be impeached and removed.

Obviously, we don't know if it will happen, but even the fact that it would happen is something to celebrate.

Next, lock up that convicted criminal again.

[bradiston]

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

Prawit and his cronies are determined to go down kicking and screaming and taking as many others as possible with them.

Exactly that. No surprise that the previous military backed government faced none of these challenges and/or petitions. They're using every means possible now to destroy all opposition. Opposition to PPRP, that is.

[mfd101]

2 minutes ago, bradiston said:

Exactly that. No surprise that the previous military backed government faced none of these challenges and/or petitions. They're using every means possible now to destroy all opposition. Opposition to PPRP, that is.

True, but a post-dinosaur government that was even vaguely competent would have paid advisers to cover every inch of the highway so there could be no legal challenges constitutional or otherwise.