MPs Choose To Ignore Demand For Explanation: Constitution Court Order

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MPs choose to ignore demand for explanation

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Members of the House yesterday decided to ignore a Constitution Court order seeking an explanation from them after PAD leader Chamlong Srimuang sought their impeachment for supporting the Charter Amendment Bill.

Pheu Thai party-list MP Police General Viroon Phuensaen said the meeting of 416 House members had decided to ignore the court's order demanding an explanation and it will assign that duty to the secretariat of the House and the legal team.

He said passing the first and second reading of the Charter Amendment Bill was a legal duty of the House members, which cannot be questioned. "The Constitution Court's order is unconstitutional as they interferred in the legislature's duty, so the 416 House members see as appropriate not to send an explanation. However, those who did not attend the meeting yesterday may send a personal explanation," he said.

Deputy Parliament president Charoen Chankomul had earlier said that the Constitution Court had sent an order to the House on July 2, seeking an explanation within 15 days. However, some House members are abroad. So, he would ask the court for 30 days extension.

Meanwhile, PAD leader Chamlong Srimueng yesterday went to the Constitution Court, seeking postponement of its ruling in the case involving the alleged attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy, which is scheduled for tomorrow.

Chamlong said that he would ask the court to delay the judgement as the PAD wants to add more issues to its complaint. First, PAD criticised the guilt of 416 members as personal guilt but it was not specified in the complaint. Also, the PAD wanted to add criminal guilt to the complaint as it only allowed the parliament president to decide whether to proceed with the Charter Amendment Bill.

Chamlong wanted the court to consider these additional issues before delivering its verdict.

However, if the judges decide to deliver the verdict tomorrow, he said the PAD will not oppose or pressure the court.

-- The Nation 2012-07-12

[SuneeTH]

Ignore the court? I hope they all get ban for that alone.

[gregb]

I love it. Contempt of Court. Since parliament is not in session right now, they can legally all be locked up until they either comply or parliament reconvenes in August.

I bet many of them would change their minds about complying when they were sitting behind bars. Who wants to bet that won't happen though? While it would be a certain fate for the little guy on the street, there are different rules for the "sen yais" of Thailand. They can defy the court with impunity.

[Hyponeros]

The MPs are absolutely right to ignore an unconstitutional order!

End of story nothing to add to all this nonesense in this banana republic.

[tragickingdom]

The Pad and the ruling elite are part o a freak show nothing more nothing less. A convicted criminal as Sondhi who will soon see his lengthy jail term confirmed by the highest court alway seems to get support from the worst newspaper (The Nation) in Asia.

Everything to keep their friends in power.

[hellodolly]

Each and every day they come up with another small step away from Democracy towards Dictatorship.

Once they have attained their dictatorship the dictator will change certain laws and court decisions that will allow him to reenter Thailand a free man with no criminal background.

The next step will be removal of many statues of men with great leadership ability and the replacing of them with statues of himself.

[h90]

I love it. Contempt of Court. Since parliament is not in session right now, they can legally all be locked up until they either comply or parliament reconvenes in August.

I bet many of them would change their minds about complying when they were sitting behind bars. Who wants to bet that won't happen though? While it would be a certain fate for the little guy on the street, there are different rules for the "sen yais" of Thailand. They can defy the court with impunity.

They can not be locked, because Thaksins brother in law is the police boss.

So they can shoot the judges and not get locked.

[h90]

Each and every day they come up with another small step away from Democracy towards Dictatorship.

Once they have attained their dictatorship the dictator will change certain laws and court decisions that will allow him to reenter Thailand a free man with no criminal background.

The next step will be removal of many statues of men with great leadership ability and the replacing of them with statues of himself.

Exactly.....destroy the courts. For example kill a few judges, the others will be friendly to him. And if not, no one can arrest him anyway.

[Moruya]

Each and every day they come up with another small step away from Democracy towards Dictatorship.

Once they have attained their dictatorship the dictator will change certain laws and court decisions that will allow him to reenter Thailand a free man with no criminal background.

The next step will be removal of many statues of men with great leadership ability and the replacing of them with statues of himself.

4 legged pigs now on 2 legs

The United front for Dictatorship against Democracy

[smutcakes]

Each and every day they come up with another small step away from Democracy towards Dictatorship.

Once they have attained their dictatorship the dictator will change certain laws and court decisions that will allow him to reenter Thailand a free man with no criminal background.

The next step will be removal of many statues of men with great leadership ability and the replacing of them with statues of himself.

Exactly.....destroy the courts. For example kill a few judges, the others will be friendly to him. And if not, no one can arrest him anyway.

Maybe they could get advice from a certain democrat MP on how to pull the trigger...

[h90]

Each and every day they come up with another small step away from Democracy towards Dictatorship.

Once they have attained their dictatorship the dictator will change certain laws and court decisions that will allow him to reenter Thailand a free man with no criminal background.

The next step will be removal of many statues of men with great leadership ability and the replacing of them with statues of himself.

Exactly.....destroy the courts. For example kill a few judges, the others will be friendly to him. And if not, no one can arrest him anyway.

Maybe they could get advice from a certain democrat MP on how to pull the trigger...

I would recommend Chalerm, but he isn't Democrat

[Hyponeros]

Each and every day they come up with another small step away from Democracy towards Dictatorship.

Once they have attained their dictatorship the dictator will change certain laws and court decisions that will allow him to reenter Thailand a free man with no criminal background.

The next step will be removal of many statues of men with great leadership ability and the replacing of them with statues of himself.

Exactly.....destroy the courts. For example kill a few judges, the others will be friendly to him. And if not, no one can arrest him anyway.

Maybe they could get advice from a certain democrat MP on how to pull the trigger...

No, you don't get it! This MP who got free without bail is one of the good guys. He must be, he is a Democrat, right? When he kills a human being it is not wrong because he is a good guy! So there is nothing wrong for a democrat to kill a political oponent, right?

If he had the terribly bad idea to join PT he would automatically become a bad guy and then if he breathes to loundly a judge will decided that there is a law against breathing with too much noise (yes, Constitutional Judges just found out they can invent laws, so what will stop them from doing it?) and he will go to jail for 1,700 years!

[FOODLOVER]

oops

Edited July 12, 2012 by FOODLOVER

[MaiChai]

This must be the red shirt supporters thread with twisted logic?

[Moruya]

Each and every day they come up with another small step away from Democracy towards Dictatorship.

Once they have attained their dictatorship the dictator will change certain laws and court decisions that will allow him to reenter Thailand a free man with no criminal background.

The next step will be removal of many statues of men with great leadership ability and the replacing of them with statues of himself.

Exactly.....destroy the courts. For example kill a few judges, the others will be friendly to him. And if not, no one can arrest him anyway.

Maybe they could get advice from a certain democrat MP on how to pull the trigger...

They can fill that within their own ramks.

Chalerm's sons,

Yongyuth

Red Shirts

War on drugs boys

[1bbcd5]

Ahh! I stand corrected then, Thanks for clearing that up.

[SuneeTH]

The Pad and the ruling elite are part o a freak show nothing more nothing less. A convicted criminal as Sondhi who will soon see his lengthy jail term confirmed by the highest court alway seems to get support from the worst newspaper (The Nation) in Asia.

Everything to keep their friends in power.

Sondhi who will soon see his lengthy jail term? No way.

Thaksin MUST go first.

[ratcatcher]

Each and every day they come up with another small step away from Democracy towards Dictatorship.

Once they have attained their dictatorship the dictator will change certain laws and court decisions that will allow him to reenter Thailand a free man with no criminal background.

The next step will be removal of many statues of men with great leadership ability and the replacing of them with statues of himself.

Do you think DL would change the name of the country from Thailand to THAksInLAND?

[OzMick]

Actually, I fully expected this move. A bit hard for MPs who have no idea what they were voting for to justify their actions.

Somebody must have told them that the Nuremberg defence (I was only following orders)doesn't work with judges. of course, that makes an assumption that there is someone in PTP that has heard of Nuremberg and the events there.

[Hyponeros]

The request from the judges is unconstitutional, therefore the MPs have the right to ignore the request to justify their decision!

What will happen next? Judge will request from Thai people to tell for whom they voted?

[khunken]

The request from the judges is unconstitutional, therefore the MPs have the right to ignore the request to justify their decision!

What will happen next? Judge will request from Thai people to tell for whom they voted?

<deleted>! Thais (in Isan & the North) already have Thaksin & the red shirt mafia to tell them how to vote and pay them just to make sure.

[OzMick]

The request from the judges is unconstitutional, therefore the MPs have the right to ignore the request to justify their decision!

What will happen next? Judge will request from Thai people to tell for whom they voted?

"Judge will request from Thai people to tell for whom they voted?" Only when they ask how much they were paid for the vote.

[waza]

So much for democracy and the rule of law in Thailand. The Asian dream becomes its worst nightmare.

[whybother]

The Pad and the ruling elite are part o a freak show nothing more nothing less. A convicted criminal as Sondhi who will soon see his lengthy jail term confirmed by the highest court alway seems to get support from the worst newspaper (The Nation) in Asia.

Everything to keep their friends in power.

Are the PAD friends with PTP?

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