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Yingluck's Minister Incensed By NLA 'Hired Guns' Remark
By Khaosod English

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Former PM Yingluck appeared before the NLA on 9 January 2015 to defend herself against the accusations filed the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

BANGKOK — A cabinet minister from former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's administration has asked the chairman of the junta-appointed legislature to apologize for referring to him as a "hired gun" yesterday.

Kittirat Na Ranong, who headed the Ministry of Finance from January 2012 to May 2014, is set to testify on behalf of Yingluck during her impeachment hearing before the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), a lawmaking body appointed by the junta after the 22 May 2014 coup.

Speaking at a press conference yesterday, NLA chairman Pornpetch Wichitcholchai said Yingluck should appear before the impeachment committee herself, instead of sending representatives like Kittirat to speak for her.

"If [Yingluck] sends hired guns to answer for her, how will that be credible?" Pornpetch said. "What's the point of coming? Who will want to hear anything about that? We won't know anything. It won't be credible."

The comments came only hours after the chairman warned other NLA members against expressing "personal feelings" about the case.

"According to regulations, NLA members cannot express opinions that could be seen as biased against or in favour of any individual," Pornpetch said.

Today, Kittirat demanded Pornpetch apologize for the "hired guns" remark.

"It's inappropriate," Kittirat said. "He didn't speak like a lawyer and chairman of the lawmakers. He should apologize."

The former minister also insisted that he is qualified to testify on behalf of Yingluck, who is facing impeachment for allegedly failing to stop corruption in her government’s rice-pledging scheme, which reportedly cost the state more than 500 billion baht.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1421222893

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-- Khaosod English 2015-01-14

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"What's the point of coming? Who will want to hear anything about that? We won't know anything. It won't be credible."

Yep that's the whole box and dice buddy. From go to whao.

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All this uproar about a few bags of rice and none at all about gunning down innocent civilians and press corps in live fire zones on Bangkok streets...a telling set of priorities indeed.

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60 questions up from the 30 the other day?

Would this be the same NACC that was pushing for her impeachment months ago, and professing their case was GTG?

Is it any wonder the AG told them to square the Ts and dot the i's, surely they would have had all the relevant questions that needed to be asked well in advance before now?

Or am I missing something here?

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The bigger the projects the bigger the cut.

The rice scheme was the biggest but they were planing on bigger things and intended to borrow the dosh to get an even bigger cut.

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To think that thing was a country's Prime Minister!!facepalm.gif

Dear God!!

Think not. She indeed was the elected Prime Minister compare to current unelected thing.
You are right Eric! Think not! Best if everyone true to forget this chapter in Thai history. Strike it from the history books. But not until all that m money is recovered
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To think that thing was a country's Prime Minister!!facepalm.gif

Dear God!!

Think not. She indeed was the elected Prime Minister compare to current unelected thing.

Who was she elected by?

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To think that thing was a country's Prime Minister!!facepalm.gif

Dear God!!

Prepare to defend yourself sir, the Red Brigade will be along in a moment to refute that statement.thumbsup.gif

Right enough. Where are the Fabricator, Robespiere (sic) cheesy.gif and the Stammering mange-bird these days?

Collecting tinder wood and gunpowder, methinks.

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