Pheu Thai MPs to push for debate on amnesty bill

[Lite Beer]

POLITICS
Pheu Thai MPs to push for debate on amnesty bill
The Sunday Nation

BANGKOK: -- Lawmakers from the ruling Pheu Thai Party plan to push for a controversial amnesty bill to be tabled for House deliberation when Parliament reconvenes in early August.

Now that the Budget Bill for fiscal 2014 was unlikely to be tabled for deliberation on August 7, due to a delay by the House vetting committee, they said yesterday that the amnesty bill proposed by a group of Pheu Thai MPs should top the agenda for that day.

Pheu Thai MP Worachai Hema, a major sponsor of the amnesty bill, said yesterday that the draft law should be put forward for deliberations on August 7, although many party seniors wanted the Budget Bill to be taken up first.

He said he expected the amnesty bill to pass the House within a day.

He said many red-shirt protesters being jailed in connection with the unrest of 2010 wanted an amnesty law urgently.

Another Pheu Thai MP Paijit Sriworakhan, who is a deputy chief whip of the coalition, said yesterday that government whips agreed the Budget Bill was unlikely to be submitted for House reading on August 7, as the vetting committee had not yet completed its work.

He expected the bill to be tabled for reading between August 14 to 16.

Paijit voiced support for the idea of having deliberations on the amnesty bill on August 7.

He said he did not expect any problem to arise during the House reading.

The issue had led to a confrontation between coalition and opposition MPs during the previous parliamentary session.

In response to a plan by Pheu Thai seniors for the Budget Bill to be deliberated on early, Paijit said the vetting committee should be allowed ample time, or there could be some mistakes.

-- The Nation 2013-07-21

[waza]

Pity the cabinet couldn't be as passionate about improving the lives of all Thais as they are with their Thaksin agenda.

[OzMick]

The budget bill needs careful consideration in how to explain a few more hundred billions of baht proposed to disappear down the rice hole.

[otherstuff1957]

They have to push their own amnesty bill through quickly to avoid publically squelching the "Families of dead redshirts" bill, because this bill benefits Thaksin and that one won't!

[Moruya]

Jatuporn, where are you?

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[OzMick]

Jatuporn, where are you?

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Ssshhh! Speak the name of the devil and he comes running!

[Bluespunk]

So, yesterday's headline read

"POLITICS

Govt may put amnesty law on back burner"

24 hours is a long time in politics, lots if time for the DL to put the party straight on its/his priorities.

[Neilly]

POLITICS

Pheu Thai MPs to push for debate on amnesty bill

Skype must be working again

[boomerangutang]

Other names for the 'amnesty bill'

>>> Get Thaksin's Buns Back to Thailand a.s.a.p. bill
(no relation to Thaksin's sweet buns attempting to bribe a judge)

>>> Excuse the Red Rioters bill

>>> Rural Thais Can Trash Bangkok With No Legal Repercussions bill

[Baerboxer]

Pity the cabinet couldn't be as passionate about improving the lives of all Thais as they are with their Thaksin agenda.

They are thinking about improving the lives of all Thais. Once Thaksin is back and firmly at the helm everyone will be amply rich in 6 months. There will be peace in the South, the war on drugs will be successful, and all the silly anti-government rhetoric will disappear as the true values shine through. Just watch the rice mountain disppear the profits put to good use.

LOS - simply Amazing.

[djjamie]

He said many red-shirt protesters being jailed in connection with the unrest of 2010 wanted an amnesty law urgently.

The Peoples Bill would have gotten the protestors out as well. It was even backed up by AV. This would have moved the country forward. Everyone and I mean everyone except TS, a few arsonists and violent criminals would have been happy. AV was not even absolved on that bill yet he still backed it. Must have a clear conscious heay.

Of course TS would not have come back free.

Actions speak loader than words.

[Noistar]

Pity the cabinet couldn't be as passionate about improving the lives of all Thais as they are with their Thaksin agenda.

They are thinking about improving the lives of all Thais. Once Thaksin is back and firmly at the helm everyone will be amply rich in 6 months. There will be peace in the South, the war on drugs will be successful, and all the silly anti-government rhetoric will disappear as the true values shine through. Just watch the rice mountain disppear the profits put to good use.

LOS - simply Amazing.

It's nice to hear somebody come across with positive news.

Thailand's future will be assured as it goes on to ever greater success under the experienced and enlightened leadership of K Thaksin.

Doubters should be ashamed

[kimamey]

They have to push their own amnesty bill through quickly to avoid publically squelching the "Families of dead redshirts" bill, because this bill benefits Thaksin and that one won't!

I'm sure the Democrats said they were quite happy with an amnesty for red shirts guilty of minor crimes so long as it doesn't include Thaksin and the red shirt leaders. The only thing stopping that amnesty for minor red shirts is Thaksin and the red shirt leaders self interest.

[rubl]

"He said many red-shirt protesters being jailed in connection with the unrest of 2010 wanted an amnesty law urgently."

How many are actually jailed and for what type of office?

[GeorgeO]

They have to push their own amnesty bill through quickly to avoid publically squelching the "Families of dead redshirts" bill, because this bill benefits Thaksin and that one won't!

The northern support base of the current government will be watching very closely to see if their own bill is ignored in favour of the "Bring Thaksin Home" bill.

If they find that the latter is given precedence over the former, then this will be the beginning of the end for this government.

[GeorgeO]

They have to push their own amnesty bill through quickly to avoid publically squelching the "Families of dead redshirts" bill, because this bill benefits Thaksin and that one won't!

The northern support base of the current government will be watching very closely to see if their own bill is ignored in favour of the "Bring Thaksin Home" bill.

If they find that the latter is given precedence over the former, then this will be the beginning of the end for this government.

Strange that there has been no response from the Shinawatra government on the proposed "peoples' Bill", Do they honestly think that by ignoring it, it will go away?!

[waza]

They have to push their own amnesty bill through quickly to avoid publically squelching the "Families of dead redshirts" bill, because this bill benefits Thaksin and that one won't!

The northern support base of the current government will be watching very closely to see if their own bill is ignored in favour of the "Bring Thaksin Home" bill.

If they find that the latter is given precedence over the former, then this will be the beginning of the end for this government.

Strange that there has been no response from the Shinawatra government on the proposed "peoples' Bill", Do they honestly think that by ignoring it, it will go away?!

As we see in another topic the self appointed leaders of the UDD have rejected the peoples amnesty in favour of the Thaksin amnesty bill.

[Noistar]

They have to push their own amnesty bill through quickly to avoid publically squelching the "Families of dead redshirts" bill, because this bill benefits Thaksin and that one won't!

The northern support base of the current government will be watching very closely to see if their own bill is ignored in favour of the "Bring Thaksin Home" bill.

If they find that the latter is given precedence over the former, then this will be the beginning of the end for this government.

As with most things in Thailand, I don't think we should make assumptions based on logic.

There seem to have been many 'open and shut' cases which didn't end up as they 'should' - (what happened to the 'or else' legal decisions re KT's passport re-in statement?).

I am always concerned about apathy in Thailand in general. Up here in the north it's an even greater worry.