24 October 2023 at 17:15 PUBLISHED
On Tuesday, Senator Wanchai Sornsiri urged the Pheu Thai-led authorities to swiftly pass legislation authorizing pardon for democratic protesters of all stripes.
The senator argued that the government should take action to put an end to the social polarization. Early this month, the opposition Move Forward Party ( MFP) had already presented its own amnesty bill to the House of Representatives, & nbsp.
Beginning on February 11, 2006, when the People’s Alliance for Democracy( PAD) held its first protest against the Thaksin administration, and continuing until the day the legislation & nbsp takes effect, the MFP-sponsored bill would apply to political offenders who faced legal action for their participation in protests sparked by political divisions.
According to Mr. Wanchai, the state has not yet stated its position on the amnesty bill proposed by the MFP or its intention to send its own legislation.
” A peace proposal has been made by the Senate. It relates to how to deal with the problem and stop it. The primary issue for those who died, were hurt, or faced claims is an amnesty, which is not covered by the Senate plan, he said.
Mr. Wanchai responded that the proposed legislation had nothing to do with Thaksin Shinawatra when asked if the government had possibly refrained from taking action because it did not want to appear to be aiding the imprisoned former prime minister.
He emphasized that when passing rules, all events must exercise caution.
The lawmaker claimed that he had a sneaking suspicion that the authorities did not want to get involved out of concern for the loss of its authority.
His call came in response to a Bankruptcy Court decision from last week, in which 11 yellow-shirt protesters were ordered to go into absolute receivership for their involvement in the demonstrations that resulted in closing the two & nbsp airports serving the capital.
Mr. Wanchai claimed that because these people’s protests were essentially political in nature, it was terrible to see them comply with such an attempt.
List MP Adisorn Piangkate( Pheu Thai ) stated on Tuesday that the state was thinking about introducing an amnesty costs during the upcoming legislative session.
But he didn’t know anything about the expenses. Any forgiveness for offenses involving Section 112, the der qualifications law, must first be carefully considered, he continued.