Srettha’s death to be decided by jury
Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister, refuted rumors that he would resign or break the House of Representatives before the Constitutional Court rules in a situation that might result in his being ousted for choosing questionable politician Pichit Chuenban as a PM’s Office secretary.
” I always think about ]resignation or a House dissolution]. Let the constitutional process proceed naturally. I always think of running apart”, Mr Srettha said on Friday.
He continued, adding that a group of his lawyers has sent a list of more witnesses to the court.” When the judges have questions, I have the responsibility to discuss and honor their decision,” he said.
A group of 40 senators, which had in mind the case against Mr. Srettha, requested in May that the prime minister and Pichit be removed from office in accordance with Sections 170( 4 ) and ( 5 ) of the charter, which deals with the ethics of cabinet ministers.
Just before the judge could hear the plea, Pichit resigned in an effort to save Mr. Srettha from legal wrangles.
The judge agreed to hear the case against Mr. Srettha, but the jury rejected the circumstance against Pichit because he had already resigned.
The court instructed the parties to submit their witness lists and information by Monday of this year before the case’s hearing the following day.
If the judge laws against him, Mr. Srettha may lose his job. The prime minister’s decision to work with legitimate expert Wissanu Krea-ngam is thought to have improved his chances of winning the situation.
Mr. Wissanu, whose primary task was to review the specifics of the prime minister’s defense, claimed earlier this week that both the prime minister’s secretary and the Council of State had to review both the facts and legal issues.
The original deputy prime minister claimed to have helped review the documents before handing them to the court on June 7 but did not review the prime minister’s defense.
Pichit’s session as PM’s Office minister, who previously served as Thaksin Shinawatra’s lawyer and Mr. Srettha’s adviser, raised concerns about his eligibility to assist in the cupboard. When he represented Thaksin in a contentious area offer event in 2008, he served time in prison for contempt of court in connection with an attempted bribery situation. The Supreme Court sentenced Pichit and two of his coworkers to six months in prison on June 25th that year after they attempted to pay court leaders with$ 2 million in cash.
In the meantime, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University professor Yuttaporn Issarachai spoke to the Bangkok Post about the significance of some of the circumstances pending in the Constitutional Court this month.
” The results of the court circumstances may change the social landscape”, Mr Yuttaporn said.
A new prime minister may be chosen by parliament if Mr. Srettha is removed, according to Mr. Yuttaporn, and a new social ally may be formed to form a new coalition government.
Some of the party’s members may also transfer to other parties that might form a new coalition government, he added, if the main opposition’s Move Forward Party ( MPF ) is disbanded in another case.
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday will also notice a circumstance against the MFP, which could possibly result in the group’s breakdown, he said.