Senators to sue Thaksin for Skype orders to party lawmakers

**StrontiumDog** · 26-03-2013, 08:34 AM

Senators to sue Thaksin for Skype orders to party lawmakers - The Nation

Senators to sue Thaksin for Skype orders to party lawmakers

Khanittha Thepphajorn

The Nation March 26, 2013 1:00 am

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra could face charges for allegedly committing a constitutional offence by ordering Pheu Thai Party ministers and MPs via Skype to amend the Constitution and push for the Bt2-trillion loan for the country's infrastructure development.

Appointed Senator Paiboon Nititawan said he believed Thaksin had violated Article 68 of the Constitution by attempting to overthrow the country's democratic system and seeking to gain control over the country's administration when he addressed the Pheu Thai Party meeting through Skype last Tuesday.

He said he and other Senators would file a complaint with the Constitution Court seeking an investigation against Thaksin.

"The New York Times has reported that Thaksin uses Skype as a tool to run the country and join in Cabinet meetings," he said.

Paiboon said Thaksin had ordered Pheu Thai Party ministers and MPs to amend the Constitution to give the government more power and reduce the power of the courts, the Senate and independent agencies. "Thaksin's orders to them would enable him to gain control and power to run the country, in an unconstitutional way," he said.

Meanwhile, appointed Senator Somchai Sawaengkarn said he expected the country's political temperature to rise because ministerial directives have been issued on Friday to allow prisoners to be able to travel within limited zones. The privilege is given to four groups: prisoners whose lives may be in danger; prisoners whose parents, spouses are his financial dependants; prisoners who are ill and need continued treatments; and, prisoners who are given leniency. The four groups of people do not have to be detained in prison but are given electronic equipment through which their movements can be monitored.

Government chief whip Amnuay Klangpa said political temperatures may not rise this month because the amnesty bills and reconciliation bills will not be deliberated in Parliament during this session which ends in two weeks.

As Parliament is set to deliberate the Bt2-trillion loan bill before the session ends in such a short time, it is unlikely the amnesty and reconciliation bills would be on the agenda for deliberation in this session, he said.

Amnuay was responding to Pheu Thai party-list MP Niyom Worapanya's move to table an amnesty bill for House deliberation. He said the MP wanted to see the country move forward but he did not believe the bill would be brought up for deliberation within this Parliament session.

**sabang** · 26-03-2013, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Appointed Senator Paiboon Nititawan said he believed Thaksin had violated Article 68 of the Constitution by attempting to overthrow the country's democratic system

If Thailand was a democratic system, it would have no appointed Senators. We can thank a military Coup for that. Very democratic.

**robuzo** · 26-03-2013, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by sabang

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Appointed Senator Paiboon Nititawan said he believed Thaksin had violated Article 68 of the Constitution by attempting to overthrow the country's democratic system

If Thailand was a democratic system, it would have no appointed Senators. We can thank a military Coup for that. Very democratic.

At 20 coups and counting since 1912, Thailand may be the world's first coupocracy (pronounced with a hard "p" like "kleptocracy" and "hypocrisy.")

**Butterfly** · 26-03-2013, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by sabang

If Thailand was a democratic system, it would have no appointed Senators.

strange, France is a democracy and it has appointed senators

talking out of your arse again ?

**the dogcatcher** · 26-03-2013, 01:39 PM

I know Taksin is a old school twat and "pu" is his whore.
But don't appear on a cooking program mate... they'll string you up.

**slackula** · 26-03-2013, 04:41 PM

Asia's Donald Trump strikes again.

**Mid** · 26-03-2013, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Khanittha Thepphajorn

Senators

Originally Posted by Khanittha Thepphajorn

Appointed Senator Paiboon Nititawan

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**hazz** · 26-03-2013, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Originally Posted by sabang

If Thailand was a democratic system, it would have no appointed Senators.

strange, France is a democracy and it has appointed senators

talking out of your arse again ?

Lots of countries do and have appointed overseers of their democracy. The UK has the house of lords, the us has its supreme court judges, the EU has various appointed courts that oversea democracy, some commonwealth countries have or have had governors pointed with the power to dismiss a democratically elected government. I believe common wealth governors have dismissed governments in aus in the 1970's and a Caribbean island democracy recently.

Given the point of a second chamber is to oversea the first chamber, the problem with it being elected is that any major failing in the democratic process that might need their action is likely to have affected the second chamber too. Second chambers should be appointees, the real issue is that many of them were appointed by the army, rather than by a process of political consensus.

**Gerbil** · 26-03-2013, 07:23 PM

^ correct.

An appointed or otherwise non-elected 'second house' helps to maintain stability when a majority of the population suffers a collective brain fart and elects a government which may be disastrous to the long term health and well being of a country.

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