Political activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana is petitioning the Election Commission (EC) to probe the main opposition People's Party (PP), the latest incarnation of the disbanded Move Forward Party (MFP), for failing to abide by party regulations.
If proved to have violated the regulation as suspected, the PP's Aug 9 resolution in appointing party executives would be deemed unlawful, Mr Ruangkrai, adding that he has already sent a written petition to the EC by post.
The PP at its special meeting on Aug 9 appointed Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut as party leader, Chutima Kotchapan as party treasurer, Natthawut Buapratum as party registrar and Phicharn Chaowapatanawong as member of the party's board, among others, he said.
Under Regulation No 52 of the Thin Kakao Chaovilai Party, the former name of the PP, meetings, including the one on Aug 9, must be announced at least one week in advance, he said.
But that wasn't the case as the MFP was only dissolved on Aug 7, he said, adding the appointment of PP executives may have been unlawful.
Also, Arpath Sukhanunth, secretary-general of the House, said yesterday that he was invited last month by the NACC to answer questions regarding the MFP's submission of a bill to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law.
The bill was submitted to the House on March 25, 2021, he said. He said he told the NACC during questioning that the bill was rejected because it was "believed to be unconstitutional".
The bill removed Section 112 from the Criminal Code's Chapter 1, which deals with security, while adding a new chapter for two new sections: one about the offence of defaming or acting with hostility towards the King and the other about the same offence against the Queen and other royal family members and regents.
The MFP had later re-submitted the same bill without revising it, which prompted the House's coordination committee to step in to review the bill again, Mr Arpath said.
The committee also found the bill to be unconstitutional for the same reason given when the bill was rejected after its first submission and found three additional points to back its decision to veto the bill, he said.