Members of the House of Representatives deliberating the charter amendment bill in the second reading were surprised when a picture of a half-naked woman appeared on a monitor screen to the left of Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont on Wednesday.
House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont looks at a monitor during the House meeting on April 18, 2012. (Photo by Thiti Wannamontha)
The woman was wearing a white shirt covering the top half of her body, but nothing covering the lower part of her body and her hand on her groin.
The picture appeared on the screen while Pirapan Saleerathavibhagha, a Democrat Party list MP, had the floor during the debate.
The picture was seen in three intervals of five seconds each, alternating with the picture of MPs in the House chamber deliberating the charter amendment bill.
Parliament staff quickly turned off the monitor.
Sanong Thepnarong-aksorn, a Bhumjaithai MP for Buri Ram, rose to protest, asking the House speaker to check and explain.
Mr Somsak said the picture might have come from outside the parliament premises. The process to buy equipment to block such intrusions was still underway.
Warong Dejkijwikrom, a Democrat MP for Phitsanulok, asked the speaker to set up a committee to investigate before coming to any conclusion.
Mr Somsak agreed, and assigned the House secretariat to do so.
Pithoon Poomhiran, secretary general of the House of Representatives, said he had ordered his staff to find out what went wrong.
Photos by Chanat Katanyu
In addition, an unidentified MP was caught by an unnamed photographer looking at an erotic photo on his cell phone during the House meeting today.
