Charter court accepts petition seeking PM’s disqualification

[Lite Beer]

Charter court accepts petition seeking PM’s disqualification

BANGKOK: -- The Constitutional Court has accepted for consideration a petition filed by a group of senators seeking to disqualify caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the removal of Mr Thawil Pliensri as the chief of National Security Council over a year ago.

Meanwhile, the court rejected a petition filed by Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order director Chalerm Yubamrung seeking an end to the anti-government protests by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee claiming that the protests are illegal and not peaceful.

A group of 27 senators led by Paibul Nititawan claimed that the prime minister had violated articles 91 and 182 (7) of the Constitution by transferring Mr Thawil from the NSC to become an advisor at the Prime Minister’s Office to pave the way for Pol Gen Priewphan Damapong, brother of Khunying Pojaman na Pombejra, to be appointed as the new police chief replacing Pol Gen Wichien Potephosri.

If the court faults the prime minister of breaching the charter, she will have to lose the premiership and this means her entire cabinet will be dissolved automatically.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/charter-court-accepts-petition-seeking-pms-disqualification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charter-court-accepts-petition-seeking-pms-disqualification

-- Thai PBS 2014-04-02

[seajae]

hahahahaha, the end is nigh

PS, I see she is now walking and no longer in plaster or a wheel chair, must not be intending to appear in court anytime soon

[Snig27]

If anything indicates to the world that the Thai political system is corrupt and broken it's the actions and decisions of this particular court. In the UK some 190 years ago the Reform Act was introduced to do away with this deep seated nefariousness. Thailand's court system, at the highest level, unfortunately indicates how far behind the nation is in political process. And it's slipping further behind as the same forces that control Suthep exert their reactionary muscle to ensure that the country remains under their thumb.

[Lite Beer]

Topic Here:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/715877-constitutional-court-decides-to-proceed-with-case-against-pm-yingluck-thawils-transfer/