Parliament still awaits MP arrest warrant

A permit for the incarceration of Thai Progressive Party MP, Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit, for murder has not reached legislature, according to House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha.

However, Mr. Wan said that parliament will act immediately and handle it once the warrant is issued. &nbsp,

If a judge issued an arrest warrant, he claimed parliament does not need to organize a meeting and decide whether to remove the MP’s political immunity so that he can be tried in court.

The legislature leader does not need to be consulted, and authorities can jail him in congress. &nbsp,

But, if the warrant was issued by the police, a legislative gathering would have to be called to decide on Mr Chaiyamparwaan’s position.

If this is proven to be true, a meeting may be held within 15 days after the police issued the permit to parliament.

Mr. Wan stated that he anticipated the Monday-to-the-parliament hearing on the permit. It would perhaps be set up next week if a legislature meeting is required. &nbsp,

The House Speaker claimed that MPs who hold public office are expected to be more responsible and to a higher standard of conduct. &nbsp,

Even on Monday, Pol Sub Lt Arpath Sukhanunth, secretary-general of the House of Representatives, said Mr Chaiyamparwaan would keep parliament the difficulty of holding a conference if he quit as an MP and surrendered to authorities to fight the cost. &nbsp,

The murder reportedly occurred in Chiang Mai on Jan 9 and a warrant was issued for the arrest of Mr Chaiyamparwaan, 35, on Feb 4, according to local advertising options.

Officials determined enough evidence to bring a charge against Mr. Chaiyamphawaan. Due to his MP position, officers requested an investigation into the MP’s arrest, but no warrant has yet been issued. &nbsp,

The Royal Thai Police (RTP ) must receive the court-approved arrest warrant first, according to procedure. &nbsp,

According to a cause, the warrant only reached the RTP on Saturday. It was scheduled to arrive in legislature on Tuesday.

The workplace of political proceedings will immediately identify the warrant as an essential matter when it is presented to parliament.

According to a source close to him, Mr. Chaiyamparwaan is reportedly in Bangkok but intends to retreat in Chiang Mai before Feb. 20. &nbsp,

According to the cause, the MP has been the subject of bribery by the authorities in exchange for dropping the situation. The MP declined, and a policeman request was later elevated to an arrest permit. &nbsp,

His legal group denied the murder charge, saying the sex was consensual.