Angkhana says she needs more information to help her claims, some coworkers sceptical
PUBLISHED: 18 Feb 2025 at 20: 42
On Tuesday, a motion to issue similar freedom for prisoners was abruptly withdrawn by the legislator who submitted it. This caused a brief interruption in the Senate room.
Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit withdrawn the action that demanded that the Senate support the right of all captives to receive the same level of care as former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra did during his year-long hospital stay.
Before being released on parole, Thaksin spent six months in the Police General Hospital’s advanced clinic in lieu of prison confinement.
The 75-year-old tycoon paid all the expenses for his six-month remain, including a VIP chamber that price 8, 500 ringgit a day.
Sen. Angkhana informed other senators that she had made the decision to remove the movement because the information she had at the time was insufficient.
Senator Nantana Nantavaropas, one of a small group of liberal politicians that includes Sen Angkhana, a previous head of the National Human Rights Commission, protested the decision. The ,
” If you weren’t available, you should not include submitted this movement in the first place”, Sen Nantana told her partner.
” Your]sudden ] withdrawal]of the motion ] might lead the public to suspect you have been pressured to back down”.
Sen Angkhana next resisted the details she had to support the movement had been insufficient, particularly regarding the prisoner’s death while holding a hunger strike in jail.
She was referring to Netiporn” Boong” Saneysangkhom, a crucial head of the youth-led Thalu Wang opposition party. She passed away on May 14 of last year as a result of a lengthy hunger strike while being held.
” Running to question this subject without having enough knowledge could lead to error,” Sen Angkhana said.
Sen Thanakon Thawonchinchot, however, said he and two additional lawmakers who formerly supported the movement even wanted to remove their assistance.
The Senate after voted 138 to 7 to review the removal of the movement, with seven vetoes.
Sen Angkhana later told reporters that she had no choice but to withdraw the movement because more details needed to be gathered regarding the advocate’s health care.
She stated that she wanted to address the dual requirements that Thaksin’s hospitalization exposed.