Dems seek to impeach PM, Surapong

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Dems seek to impeach PM, Surapong

Published: 24 Jan 2012 at 17.15
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The Democrat Party on Tuesday filed a petition with Senate Speaker Teeradej Meepien seeking the removal from office of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul over the re-issuing of an ordinary Thai passport for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Democrat legal team member Wirat Kallayasiri and MP for Songkhla province Chaiwut Phongphaew filed the petition on behalf of the party. They asked the senate speaker to forward it to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for consideration.

Mr Wirat said the petition was signed by 145 MPs, more than the required 125. He believed it would take about 15 days for the Senate to verify the signatories' names and qualifications.

He said the party wanted Mr Surapong removed because he re-issued a passport for Thaksin despite the fact that the former prime minister was sentenced to a jail term by the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions in the Ratchadapisek land case.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (left) and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul (Photo by Kosol Nakachol)

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Discussion 10 : 27 Jan 2012 at 00.0910
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"Not to mention the ruling capability, no wonder the argumentative attitude of the DEM party had led to their land slide defeat in the July 2010 election."

Android, get off the magic mushrooms. I didn't know a party getting 47% of the vote was a landslide victory. LOL
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Discussion 9 : 26 Jan 2012 at 11.099
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Discussion 8 nick2243: Unforturnately DEM party's opposition voice only gets a few resonant feedbacks from other political or academic groups in the society. Opposition voice against the government's administration always requires a supporting ground to back up, not just to opposite simply because they want to oppose.
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Discussion 8 : 26 Jan 2012 at 03.098
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@ Englishbob - you just hit that one on the dot. Its good to see there's still some fight left in the dems out there to come up against dwindling odds, cos if no one puts those ppl in check, it'll just get worse.

@ android - "They oppose just because they want to oppose." ... priceless LOL ... How about they oppose because they can and should ? there u go buddy
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Discussion 7 : 25 Jan 2012 at 12.337
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Not to mention the ruling capability, no wonder the argumentative attitude of the DEM party had led to their land slide defeat in the July 2010 election. They oppose just because they want to oppose.
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Discussion 6 : 24 Jan 2012 at 23.166
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Med 142 - How have the Dems hindered Thailand? I think if you take off your Red glasses, you'll see that despite the utter chaos that PT and UDD brought to Thailand, the Dems steered the country through the global economic recession with great skill.
In addition, they provide a careful watchdog over the completely unethical and self-serving actions of Peua Thai. They warned of failings in Peua Thai rice, fuel and education policies - which Peua Thai hadn't noticed themselves.
And finally it was a Dem who protected the economic and cultural heart of the country when Peua Thai had managed to sink two thirds of the rest of the country.

Next? What have the Romans ever done for us?
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Discussion 5 : 24 Jan 2012 at 23.115
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Disc 3 Sirron seems to have read something extra into Disc 1's post.
To pretend that Thaksin is unimportant in Thai politics is naive in the extreme. Seeing as everyone - even the most obstinate of UDD lovers - knows that Thaksin is leading Peua Thai (illegally as he is banned from politics)and the Dems are the opposition party to Peua Thai, it is only common sense that Thaksin's actions are monitored and reported upon.
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Discussion 4 : 24 Jan 2012 at 22.414
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The dems have nothing better to do? they should look internaly at there own party first, before
critisizeing other parties.
All they seem to do is to hinder not help Thailand.
They will never pose a threat to any other party untill they get there act together.
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Discussion 3 : 24 Jan 2012 at 20.513
D1 is right about the Dems having an obsession with the former PM. This political tunnel vision hampers any efforts they could put toward constructive activity. They seem more interested in finding fault with the current government than in contributing to the progress of Thailand.
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Discussion 2 : 24 Jan 2012 at 19.162
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Will the Reuter's journalist's family, the first person killed, also receive compensation. He was killed during that time period, or is this ONLY for card carrying red shirts?

If that is the case then it is illegal, and those rewarding discrimination, and illegal occupation of the area after they were legally instructed to leave, should be impeached.
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Discussion 1 : 24 Jan 2012 at 18.431
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Still no mention of compensating the Bangkok retail and business establishments (or employees who lost their jobs/salaries/incomes) due to the government's failure to control the situation - not to mention the innocent bystanders/journalists/tourists who lost their lives (or were injured) over the course of time in 2010. Those people are the REAL victims! Why are they being ignored?! Is it because they don't have a political party to speak on their behalf and represent them in court?
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