NLA to submit draft bill on politically motivated offences, Peerasak says
By PRAPASRI OSATHANON,
PIYAPORN WONGRUANG
THE NATION

 

Peerasak

 

BANGKOK: -- THE National Legislative Assembly (NLA) plans to submit its new draft bill on justice for politically motivated offences to the government’s umbrella administrative committee for reform, reconciliation and national strategy, NLA vice president Peerasak Porjit said yesterday.

 

The committee, known in Thai as “Por Yor Por”, would consider the bill along with proposals from other concerned parties as part of its renewed effort towards reconciliation, he said.

 

Peerasak said this followed a new instruction from Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who told the “Five Rivers” – the prime bodies set up after the coup to administer the country, including the NLA – to work together simultaneously on issues of concern through the Por Yor Por committee.

 

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"It appears that it intends to create new criteria for differentiating and categorising politically motivated criminal offences and related legal measures for people involved in demonstrations and unrest since 2005"

 

New criteria? My guess is that it will be rather old criteria that we know too well.....

A crime is a crime regardless of motivation.   Why does the motivation make it less or more important, unless the government sees itself as more important or hugely fragile. 

Would this include military coup's also...?