Described: 16 Feb 2025 at 06: 43
44 former MPs from the now-dissolved Move Forward Party ( MFP ) will be charged by the National Anti-Corruption Commission ( NAC ) for violating ethical standards for their support of a bill amending Section 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese-majeste law.
One of the 44 past MFP MPs, Rangsiman Rome, has been given a summons from the NACC to confirm the allegations and give justifications for their plan to amend Part 112.
Mr Rangsiman, then an MP for the Women’s Party, posted on Twitter after receiving the letter, which was signed by NACC director Witthaya Akhompitak, head of the research committee.
He is instructed to appear before the committee in response to complaints of grave social wrongdoing in favor of changes to the Criminal Code in the email. The NACC claimed that its research had found sufficient evidence to support the claims.
Mr. Rangsiman argued that proposing a constitutional change shouldn’t be viewed as a felony because it is in the purview of an MP.
No law specifically forbids MPs from altering Part 112, according to him, and the MFP has actually submitted its policy recommendations to the Election Commission. He vowed that their actions did not violate moral requirements. He also criticised the NACC’s “remarkable performance” in pursuing claims against all 44 Members, while facing continuing charges in other situations.
He found it ironic that a credible organization was looking into elected officials for using their congressional authority.
He also questioned why opposition MPs ‘ concerns about the energy struggled while opposition MPs ‘ complaints about them progressed quickly. ” I really wonder what requirements the NACC is operating under”, he added.
Previous MP for both the now-defunct Upcoming Forward Party and the MFP, assistant government official Karom Phonphonklang, claimed he had never been a part of the act proposal because he had been barred from participating in group activities since joining the MFP.
However, he insisted that perhaps if he had been involved, he would have opposed the act.
” Yet regular people are protected by Parts 326 and 328 of the Criminal Code. He claimed that Area 112 protects the king from both direct and indirect criticism.
” The king is our most critical institution, as it provides security and strengthens the state”. Despite having past wars, he said he would never criticize his former coworkers, adding that “having the electricity does not mean they can do anything they want.”