Amnesty panel ducks decision on royal insult cases

A second commission suggested that a comprehensive list of the political offenses that would be considered may be examined.

(File photo: Chanat Katanyu)
( File photo: Chanat Katanyu )

Without making a decision, the House committee that is studying an amnesty bill is still considering whether to include offenses committed under Part 112, the Lese-Made Law, and Section 110 of the Criminal Code.

Chusak Sirinil, a Pheu Thai MP and council chair, stated that the screen had endorsed a record for consideration by the House. According to him, it came to a consensus on three crucial issues involving the parole plan.

Second, the committee agreed that cases involving politically motivated offenses committed between 2005 and the current will be covered by the asylum bill. A committee will be established to review cases, and a list of crimes that might be subject to parole may be compilated for their analysis.

The main idea is that the cases may get politically motivated, and there will be a list of those that qualify, he said.

The council agreed that the amnesty bill does not apply to situations that fall under Sections 288 and 289 of the Criminal Code ( murder and other functions leading to death ) and are considered serious human rights violations.

People reached no finish regarding crimes against the King, the Queen, heir-apparent or king, which are covered by Sections 112 and 110. However, the report will include the council members ‘ ideas.

According to Mr. Chusak, there were three camps in which to express their opinions: one favors their participation, the other favors their inclusion, and the second demands that they be included under specific conditions.

The commission thinks that if the government takes the lead or contributes to the proposal, the asylum is most likely to come to fruition, he said.

Nikorn Chamnong, the agency’s secretary, said state whips would be asked to prioritise the agency’s review and place it higher on the House plan. Next month, the House is expected to discuss the document.

The 35-member panel was established early this year on the recommendation of the ruling Pheu Thai Party to carry out a thorough analysis of the amnesty proposal following a bill sponsored by the main opposition Movement Forward Party ( MFP ) met with opposition. The group’s suggestion that Section 112 crimes remain included attracted the majority of the opposition.

Because the social conflict in recent years was so difficult, committees unanimously agreed to consider the issue of amnesty on Friday, according to Move Forward leader Chaithawat Tulathon.

He expressed his hope that the House did receive his own versions of the amnesty bill in the form of a draft from the government and social events.