POLITICS
PM airs his views
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, listens to host Veera Theeraphattranond during a radio programme in the studio of FM96.5 yesterday afternoon, when he discussed the political situation. |
A group of People Power party MPs yesterday lodged a petition with the Office of the Attorney-General seeking legal action against senators who took to the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy stage on Aug 29 after police clashed with demonstrators. Surapong Torwijakchaiyakul, a PPP MP for Chiang Mai, said he and 16 other party MPs yesterday petitioned the attorney-general to take action against senators who showed up on the PAD stage. His group also submitted a DVD featuring the appearance of the senators that night.
He said the senators, whose names he refused to disclose, had violated Article 68 of the charter. The PAD's core leaders had also breached this article. Article 68 says a person is prohibited from using the rights and liberties provided in the constitution to overthrow democratic rule with the King as head of state, or to acquire power to rule the country by means other than by those provided in the charter.
He said some of the senators admitted they had appeared on the PAD stage previously _ back when the movement had just begun and was protesting against the Thaksin Shinawatra administration in 2006 _ and this had helped them win their Senate seats.
He said all senators are required by law to maintain neutrality.
Mr Surapong added that most party members objected to the calls for Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to quit.
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