Puea Thai files to impeach Abhisit

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Puea Thai files to impeach Abhisit

Published: 11/03/2009 at 02:15 PM
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The Puea Thai party filed an impeachment motion against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday, with seven charges backing the move.

Puea Thai MP for Yasothon Peeraphan Palusuk led a group of about 20 party MPs to file the motion seeking the impeachment of Mr Abhisit with Senate Speaker Prasobsuk Boondej.

He presented a letter with a list of 158 MPs who backed the motion.

Mr Abhisit faces seven charges and allegations:

his involvement in requesting royal intervention in appointing a prime minister;
siding with the People's Alliance for Democracy during last years political chaos;
his "undemocratic" rise to power;
being a mastermind of the PAD and appointing PAD members as ministers and their advisers;
attempting to conceal donations made to the Democrat party;
making a false report about the membership of a party member to a provincial election commission, and,
asking Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij to cooperate with a mobile service provider in sending text messages to its customers after he was elected prime minister.

After receiving the letter, Mr Prasobsuk said he needed 15 days to verify the names of the MPs.If all checked out he would notify the Senate and forward the case to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

Chief government whip Chinaworn Boonyakiat said the seven charges were not strong enough to remove Mr Abhisit or to bring down the government.

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Papaya

Discussion 19 : 09/05/2009 at 03:09 AM19
@somboon, it seems that Thailand need as you said
this construction to get stabilety.
The Puea Thai are the reel firemaker on the dry
forest. It shows that Abhisit sit strong and have much support in every cirkels, and so far he deserv it.
Everybody support the white shirt, it is enough
pushing with som few fanatics and liers.
The whole proceder make the things for Puea Thai
more difficult and nowbody will be ready to bee
generous with them.
Papaya

Discussion 18 : 09/05/2009 at 02:46 AM18
Puea Thai can not stop to put fire to thailand.
There is no chance for them and MR Thaxin. How
much Money they got from the "crook" to start a impeachment on the parlament. This party is discusting, but they seem never to giv up.
Maybe time is runing away to them, and they know
as longer and better this parlament and Abhisit are on the Job, more people will stay away from the Puea Thai Party.
This charges make me smile, it is nothing and
no reason to impeach. Clinten had Lewinski and
it was no reason, so what are this charges, just peanuts.
Max

Discussion 17 : 12/03/2009 at 08:16 AM17
why they don't rename the parliament to kindergarten
NorDevil

Discussion 16 : 12/03/2009 at 07:36 AM16
I agree with what bot "Somchai " and " eddthened " say ! This is a farse !
How can we the farang ever undertsand OR respect Thai politics when they carry on like this.On top of everything you can read a disscusion here that some crazy loonies want to kick all farang out of thailand ????
It looks like they want to move back to the stoneage.
Robert_Lindblad

Discussion 15 : 12/03/2009 at 04:34 AM15
Heaven is free
just be good
Tedster of L.A.

Discussion 14 : 12/03/2009 at 03:45 AM14
Childs play...This is a pathetic attempt by Yasothon Peeraphan Palusuk and his fellow sour grapes Puea Thai MPs to bring down the most qualified individual to lead Thailand in the 21st century (Western calendar). They're just trying to muck things up to hide their own inadequacies and incompetence by going after a good man. Yasothon and his rank and file do nothing but add to the divas and drama queens of Thai politics, which I never enjoyed reading or hearing about when I lived in Thailand...too much like "nam now" (raw sewage) often show on Channel 3. When are these MPs going to grow up?
somchai_wen

Discussion 13 : 12/03/2009 at 03:00 AM13
Thailand is really starting to look like a huge joke. It's a shame that my favorite country just cannot get the crap together.

Who's the PM this month? Who will the PM be next month? It just makes the people in the country look incredibly weak and terribly scatterbrained to change government like they change underwear.

In most other 'democratic' societies, people have to live with the schmucks that are elected--even if they don't like them. The exception to this rule is, of course, when that said person is a criminal and is impeached or forced out (i.e., Nixon or Thaksin) for an ACTUAL legitimate reason...other than 'I just don't like him because my party didn't win the election' (i.e., what's happening now in Thailand.)
MK

Discussion 12 : 12/03/2009 at 01:33 AM12
You know Puea Thai is just nothing but a former Thai Rak Thai back by Mr. Taskin...nothing differrent! At least we now have a PM who is here is for the country, not to gain wealth for himself, family and friend. I don't see this going to be possible to impeach current PM. Puea Thai already try to pass a bill to gain power by restoring all corrupted polictican...that didn't work.
Unbelievable...

Discussion 11 : 12/03/2009 at 12:16 AM11
you've gotta be kidding me... obviously these people have no lives. i didn't vote for bush but i accepted the results... and he was 1000 times worse than Thaksin!
soveny

Discussion 10 : 11/03/2009 at 11:50 PM10
Abhisit Normal is on the safe side, he hasnt been cooking on TV.

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