Mentors Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Puea Thai files to impeach Abhisit PM The Puea Thai party filed an impeachment motion against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday, with seven charges backing the move. Puea Thai MP for Yasothon Peeraphan Palusuk led a group of about 20 party MPs to file the motion seeking the impeachment of Mr Abhisit with Senate Speaker Prasobsuk Boondej. He presented a letter with a list of 158 MPs who backed the motion. Mr Abhisit faces seven charges -- his involvement in requesting royal intervention in appointing a prime minister; siding with the People's Alliance for Democracy; his undemocratic rise to power; being a mastermind of the PAD and appointing PAD members as ministers and their advisers; intending to conceal donations made to the Democrat party; making a false report about the membership of a party member to a provincial election commission; and asking Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij to cooperate with a mobile service provider in sending text messages to its customers after he was elected prime minister. After receiving the letter, Mr Prasobsuk said he needed 15 days to verify the names of the MPs.If all checked out he would notify the Senate and forward the case to the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Chief government whip Chinaworn Boonyakiat said the seven charges were not strong enough to remove Mr Abhisit or to bring down the government. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/137297/pm-faces-impeachment-motion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Bangkok Post 14 March 2009 Spokesman defends PM's rise to power Thepthai Senpong, spokesman of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, insisted the government came to power democratically and is not backed by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), nor soldiers as claimed by the foreign media. His response came after Lee Jones, an Oxford lecturer, accused Mr Abhisit of being undemocratic and coming to power with the help of "street politicians" who were rewarded with ministerial posts. Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia editor of The Times, also wrote a commentary attacking Mr Abhisit. He said, however, that the media had the right to express their opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Bangkok Post14 March 2009 Spokesman defends PM's rise to power Thepthai Senpong, spokesman of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, insisted the government came to power democratically and is not backed by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), nor soldiers as claimed by the foreign media. His response came after Lee Jones, an Oxford lecturer, accused Mr Abhisit of being undemocratic and coming to power with the help of "street politicians" who were rewarded with ministerial posts. Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia editor of The Times, also wrote a commentary attacking Mr Abhisit. He said, however, that the media had the right to express their opinions. Unless they do so in Thailand, at which point they'll be arrested, as they pose a security threat. They haven't worked out how to control those darn farangs...yet. So we can express opinions, outside Thailand obviously, but we are wrong, because he says so.....ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Why so? If the red shirts can claim that Wacky Takky is innocent and popularly elected in fair ballots, then the current gummint can proclaim with a straight face that they are the same na? Cheers, SD -- believes 1,000x more in the latter than the former... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 ... because the Abhisit government has been using the lese majeste and new computer law to attack his critics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 At least they are not closing down the "art" sites like in the past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 ... because the Abhisit government has been using the lese majeste and new computer law to attack his critics. Just as Mr T and Company did. So? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 I think you'll see that lese majeste cases have grown exponentially since Mr T days. If you are saying Mr A is just as corrupt and will do anything to retain power as Mr T did, then I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 << During 2002, Thailandâ??s reputation as a regional haven of constitutionally guaranteed free expression was frequently assaulted by the countryâ??s powerful prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, and his political allies. The government booted radio and television programs off the air, threatened Thai journalists with financial investigations and foreign reporters with expulsion, and engaged in angry exchanges with the press. >> Committee to Protect Journalists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.