NACC indicts Yingluck, asks Senate to impeach her as PM

[kratiam]

Their are claims that the NACC are corrupt, bias agency that are abusing their powers. Most people wouldn't disagree with that assessment.

Once the dust is settled, hopefully justice is served to the members of this group and they go behind bars.

utter garbage!

[Valentine]

Their are claims that the NACC are corrupt, bias agency that are abusing their powers. Most people wouldn't disagree with that assessment.

Once the dust is settled, hopefully justice is served to the members of this group and they go behind bars.

I think most people would not agree with your assessment innuendo.

[Piichai]

Here's where it all comes crashing down, thanks to the recent senate elections.

The coup clowns don't have the required 3/5 of the senate vote.

There will be no impeachment.

With the Senate being 49% appointed by the Ammart the numbers are very close with slightly more than 60% favouring the old-guard.

Thailand needs reform and the first reform should be an elected senate.

No, Thailand' senate should be 100% appointed as is Canada's.

[Scamper]

Another victory for the judicial process. The rice scheme was the worst scandal of its kind in the country's history. It was rife with corruption and kickbacks, monies diverted, fishy deals, farmers ill treated, rice farming industry decimated, the GDP plunging as a result of the debt, and Thailand taken off the top tier as rice exporter in the world for the first time in three decades. Yingluck's defense continues in the Senate as this proceeds constitutionally.

[Local Drunk]

I like it...

But....but.... Suthep, Abhisit..........what about their crimes of genocide?

Genocide

These spins accusations get better every day

before long they will be be blamed for the extermination of the whole Northern thai species

You got that one all wrong... Rat was being a bit sarcastic. He's a good guy.

[rubl]

Their are claims that the NACC are corrupt, bias agency that are abusing their powers. Most people wouldn't disagree with that assessment.

Once the dust is settled, hopefully justice is served to the members of this group and they go behind bars.

If justice is served you would be in jail for pushing rumours which supposedly 'claim' the NACC is corrupt. Obviously you say 'most people' as that's easy to say.

With all these rumours and suggestions and allegations you conclude that hopefully those members of the NACC are jailed.

Now you start with a rumour, add that 'most' wouldn't disagree and conclude that therefor the NACC should be in jail.

Logic, thy name is Thaksin's Pheu Thai government protector

[h90]

Here's where it all comes crashing down, thanks to the recent senate elections.

The coup clowns don't have the required 3/5 of the senate vote.

There will be no impeachment.

With the Senate being 49% appointed by the Ammart the numbers are very close with slightly more than 60% favouring the old-guard.

Thailand needs reform and the first reform should be an elected senate.

tell me who is the Ammart

[Rooo]

Removed insulting posts.

Keep up with the insults , you will be suspended.

[h90]

Here's where it all comes crashing down, thanks to the recent senate elections.

The coup clowns don't have the required 3/5 of the senate vote.

There will be no impeachment.

With the Senate being 49% appointed by the Ammart the numbers are very close with slightly more than 60% favouring the old-guard.

Thailand needs reform and the first reform should be an elected senate.

No, Thailand' senate should be 100% appointed as is Canada's.

So 51 % more Ammart in Canada than in Thailand

[Piichai]

Looks like another party at Ban Piichai tonight. Already ordered the pig. Now gotta bake cupcakes.

[Bkkbound]

Here's where it all comes crashing down, thanks to the recent senate elections.

The coup clowns don't have the required 3/5 of the senate vote.

There will be no impeachment.

With the Senate being 49% appointed by the Ammart the numbers are very close with slightly more than 60% favouring the old-guard.

Thailand needs reform and the first reform should be an elected senate.

No, Thailand' senate should be 100% appointed as is Canada's.

As is Britains House of Lords, the equivalent 2nd chamber...

[WoopyDoo]

Another good day... What about impeaching the new PM also.... installed by an illegitimate government who are no longer in power and he also happens to be a chief suspect in the rice corruption.

If the NACC are saying corruption existed and YL let it happen, then this jerk should also be sharing the same fate.

I m praying for a lengthy prison sentence for all of them including YL... Just to make her leave Thailand for good.

Throw the whole weight of the law on them. Arrest and lock them up with no bail..... They are ALL flight risks.

[seajae]

Their are claims that the NACC are corrupt, bias agency that are abusing their powers. Most people wouldn't disagree with that assessment.

Once the dust is settled, hopefully justice is served to the members of this group and they go behind bars.

yes there are claims . they are made by you and your fellow red/ptp lovers as they cannot stand the fact that the courts have ruled against your heroes. Dont worry as only those with tiny brains and no real intelligence think like this, everyone else in Thailand realizes that the courts have made the correct assesment and decision but I am sure all the reds will get their guns/m79's etc and show everyone how democratic they are and of course all their appologists in here will defend their violence once again, pathetic

[bigbamboo]

Their are claims that the NACC are corrupt, bias agency that are abusing their powers. Most people wouldn't disagree with that assessment.

Once the dust is settled, hopefully justice is served to the members of this group and they go behind bars.

I think you are confusing them with the DSI.

[Thailand]

And PTP in whatever guise will still win the next election.

Simply my opinion, as they will have little opposition from the Dems who have lost all credibility and in effect united the "reds" .

What other opposition will the PTP have?

[Melyn]

Here's where it all comes crashing down, thanks to the recent senate elections.

The coup clowns don't have the required 3/5 of the senate vote.

There will be no impeachment.

With the Senate being 49% appointed by the Ammart the numbers are very close with slightly more than 60% favouring the old-guard.

Thailand needs reform and the first reform should be an elected senate.

Why don't you quit your whinging until the details have been published.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

[smoochy]

Emirates flies an A380 from BKK to Dubai. Have you seen the first class suites with showers onboard? She'll have a very comfortable ride to spend time with big brother.

[toryboy1979]

Their are claims that the NACC are corrupt, bias agency that are abusing their powers. Most people wouldn't disagree with that assessment.

Once the dust is settled, hopefully justice is served to the members of this group and they go behind bars.

If I had a pound sterling every time I have heard ' There have been many complaints about..........' or in your case 'there are claims...." I would be a very rich man. If that is what you think say so, don't hide behind a generalisation. it does not become you and for what it is worth you really do spout total and utter rubbish'

I have been reading the comments on TV over the past few months and I think you are in the wrong country. Surely you should be in N Korea where I think your views would go down well. Oh so solly, I forgot you are not allowed to have a view in N Korea!

The woman and her corrupt immediate cabinet got their just rewards yesterday and I live in hope that she will find a comfortable bed in a suitable prison where she can spend the next few years contemplating her foolishness and mis-deamours.

[webfact]

Ousted Yingluck To Be Re-Ousted By Senate, NACC Rules

By Khaosod English

BANGKOK — Ex-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been indicted for corruption charges in connection with the government's rice-pledging scheme, paving the way for the Senate to impeach her.

In an unanimous 7-0 vote on Thursday, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) ruled that Ms. Yingluck was aware of massive corruption in the government’s controversial rice program, but refused to put an end to it.

The offence amounts to an abuse of bureaucratic power, as outlined in Thailand’s Criminal Codes, the NACC ruled..

The case will now head to the Senate, who will decide on whether or not to impeach Ms. Yingluck and ban her from political office for the next five years. An affirmative vote would effectively rule out the possibility of Ms. Yingluck running in the next general election, which is scheduled to take place on 20 July. It would also open Ms. Yingluck up to being sued in Criminal Court for the damages caused by the rice program’s corruption.

The controversial rice-pledging scheme was intended to bring in more revenue for Thailand’s rice farmers, but backfired dramatically, causing the government to lose billions of baht and fail to pay farmers on schedule.

It is unclear when the Senate will convene to proceed with the impeachment against Ms. Yingluck.

The NACC's ruling came only a day after Ms. Yingluck was found guilty by the Constitutional Court of unlawfully removing the National Security Council (NSC) director, and subsequently removed from her caretaker position.

Source: http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1399543179


-- Khaosod English 2014-05-08

[winstonc]

And PTP in whatever guise will still win the next election.

Simply my opinion, as they will have little opposition from the Dems who have lost all credibility and in effect united the "reds" .

What other opposition will the PTP have?

yeah really united..hahahaha come to ubon and see them crying (not)..even the local hiso has taken his ptp flags off his gate.....i believe you though cos your obviously well informed..this country needs something new other than all this rabble now including the dems...

[virtualtraveller]

Let's stick to the facts here, someone responsible for wasting billions on a failed subsidy scheme is being punished, setting an example for the future, the rest is just partisan noise.

[fab4]

I like it...

But....but.... Suthep, Abhisit..........what about their crimes of genocide?

As long as you feel happy with yourself joking about the deaths of 96 people by referring to a genocide, feel free. I'm just glad I'm not you.

[ratcatcher]

Looks like another party at Ban Piichai tonight. Already ordered the pig. Now gotta bake cupcakes.

So, no fireworks at ban Piichai last night eh? Good news. Enjoy the pig, you will need more than one.

[webfact]

Thailand's deposed premier Yingluck faces politics ban
by Aidan JONES

BANGKOK, May 8, 2014 (AFP) - Thailand's deposed premier Yingluck Shinawatra faces a possible five-year ban from politics after anti-graft officials ruled Thursday that she should face impeachment proceedings, a move sure to further enrage her supporters.

But the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) said it would not extend its probe into a costly rice subsidy scheme to the rest of the caretaker cabinet as feared by officials of the battered ruling party.

That could have seen the cabinet ousted and sent the kingdom spinning into a deeper political crisis.

"The commission considers there is enough evidence to indict (Yingluck) and refers (the case) to the Senate," Panthep Klanarongran, chief of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) told reporters.

If found guilty by the upper house Yingluck could face a five-year ban from politics.

The NACC said is is still considering whether Yingluck should face criminal charges, which could see her given a jail term.

Her billionaire elder brother Thaksin Shinawatra, lives overseas to avoid a prison sentence for corruption that he contends was politically motivated in the wake of his ousting by an army coup in 2006.

Thailand remains stuck in a political quagmire with the ailing government staggering on despite a slew of legal challenges and protests on Bangkok's streets.

Anti-government protesters, who accuse the Shinawatras of poisoning Thailand with corruption, said they would appoint a new government on Friday -- a move that would risk further political violence.

"Tomorrow (Friday) we will take steps towards appointing a new government," protest spokesman Akanat Promphan told AFP earlier, saying the government had lost "all legitimacy".

The protesters are known for their hyperbolic statements and it was not immediately clear what legal basis their vow was based on.
But Akanat said the Thai constitution has an article that may enable the appointment of a new executive body by the Senate.
The appointment of a new premier by the anti-government group "is the red line not to be crossed," said Thailand-based author and academic David Streckfuss.

"The Red Shirts will rise en masse," he said referring to Shinawatra supporters who are due to hold a mass rally on Saturday in a Bangkok suburb.

The NACC's decision comes a day after the Constitutional Court removed Yingluck from office for abusing her power in the 2011 transfer of a security official.

The ruling Puea Thai party swiftly appointed a deputy premier and commerce minister -- Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan -- as Yingluck's replacement and vowed to push for new elections on July 20 to cut a path through the turmoil.

- 'Judicial coup' -

Yingluck was intially accused of negligence linked to the rice scheme, which paid farmers above market rates for their crop and became a lightning rod for anger from her political foes.

They allege the scheme drained Thai finances, damaged the country's rice producing industry and fostered massive corruption -- all to shore up the Shinawatra's electoral base.

Thaksin is adored by the rural, poor northern portion of the country for his populist policies, but reviled by the Bangkok-based establishment and southern royalists who accuse him of corruption and of undermining the revered king.

Shinawatra-led or linked governments have won every election since 2001.

Anti-government protesters want an appointed "People's Council" to implement loosely-defined reforms aimed at eradicating Thaksin's influence on Thai politics.

At least 25 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in political violence since they flooded Bangkok's streets and there are fears of wider clashes between pro- and anti-government supporters as the crisis snowballs.

Red Shirt chairman Jatuporn Prompan earlier accused the court and NACC of "teamwork" with the anti-government protesters in an attempt to pincer the ruling party -- which under Yingluck won a landslide election in 2011.

Warning of an imminent military coup, in a country that has seen 18 successful or attempted coups since 1932, he urged Red Shirts to join a major rally on Saturday.

The kingdom has been bitterly split since 2006 when an army coup deposed Thaksin.

He now lives overseas to avoid jail for corruption convictions, that he says were politically motivated.

On Wednesday Yingluck became the third premier of a Thaksin-aligned government to be forced from office by the courts.


-- (c) Copyright AFP 2014-05-08

[See the bears]

Wow! A lot of cheer & happiness from the yellow cheer-leading squad. Have your days of gloating because you know you've only got until the next election to enjoy this. After that another Thaksin party will be in power & you will be back to whinging, whining and watching the perennial loser Dems throwing their toys out of the opposition benches.

[Local Drunk]

I like it...

But....but.... Suthep, Abhisit..........what about their crimes of genocide?

As long as you feel happy with yourself joking about the deaths of 96 people by referring to a genocide, feel free. I'm just glad I'm not you.

Hush up and enjoy the party Fabby. Beers are on me!

[marcusd]

Yippee. She is screwed!

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[Cuchulainn]

What a sad, shameless, pathetic family of inbred mutants.

[terryp]

I can hear the sound of frantic packing of boxs of gold and manic flight bookings to Dubai ..................

[Local Drunk]

Wow! A lot of cheer & happiness from the yellow cheer-leading squad. Have your days of gloating because you know you've only got until the next election to enjoy this. After that another Thaksin party will be in power & you will be back to whinging, whining and watching the perennial loser Dems throwing their toys out of the opposition benches.

That's pretty strong talk for someone with 32 posts.