Documents to get reviewed by the House only detail how to write laws, no their specifics.
Discussed: 16 Oct 2024 at 21: 32
According to Prime Minister’s Office Minister Chousak Sirinil, the House of Representatives just needs to consider the results of a review on a social asylum act, which is not about the asylum regulation itself but rather how to review it.
On Thursday, the House will be examining the investigation. The submitting of the record has already been delayed twice, and Mr. Chousak urged on Wednesday to avoid more delays.
Mr Chousak, the constitutional professional of the governing Pheu Thai Party, chaired the council that prepared the document. He asserted that it was not about removing or changing any particular laws or allowing criminals to receive amnesty for a particular offence.
Legislators are working on a law that would cover a wide range of crimes involving social problems that have lasted for some 20 years. Some who support the asylum for lese-majeste crimes claim that the rules frequently is used to stifle social discord. However, some claim that the imperial slander law’s purview includes all crimes.
Ultimately, Mr Chousak said, how the legislation is drafted or what type of laws may be proposed is upward to those who have the power to create policy.
The document does explain, however, that Section 112 of the Criminal Code — the lese-majeste rules — is socially sensitive and concerned parties had take this into consideration, he insisted.
No repeal or revision of any laws. Part 112 remains unchanged. How items proceed depends on those in charge”, he said.
Mr Chousak’s commission drew no finish on this controversial topic. It floated three choices — an amnesty for lese-majeste criminals, no asylum for them, or a provisional asylum.
Even so, it’s also unclear whether the committee’s statement will be reviewed by the House as planned. Some partnership events, including Bhumjaithai, United Thai Nation, and the Democrat Party, are fervent opponents of granting Part 112 criminals any kind of asylum.
Anutin Charnvirakul, the leader of Bhumjaithai, once more stated on Wednesday that Section 112 offenders and corruption must not be covered by the amnesty law.
The report should not be brought up for discussion or approval, according to Pheu Thai spokesman Danuporn Punnakanta, who stated that as long as it is unclear whether lese-majeste crimes will be included in the amnesty proposal.
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, the leader of the opposition and the People’s Party, said he saw no reason for the House to reject the committee’s report.
He claimed there was no need to debate the committee’s composition because it was made up entirely of opposition and government representatives.
A different legislative process will determine whether a lese-majeste crime will be covered by an amnesty law.
Rejecting the report may indicate a lot of fear, I believe. The committee representing all political parties has been looking into the report, he said.
Mr. Natthaphong claimed that his party would continue to pursue its policy of amnesty for political offences if the report was rejected by the House.
The party has stressed, though, that this would be done in the context of the Constitutional Court ruling that dissolved its predecessor, the Move Forward Party, for advocating for amendments to Section 112.