The People’s Party leader said today that he remains undeterred by the national anti-graft commission’s submission to the Supreme Court concerning his former party’s alleged gross ethical violation related to the lèse majesté law.
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, the opposition leader, spoke before attending a parliamentary debate on the Anutin Charnvirakul government’s policy statement.
He said his party has prepared 20 MPs to scrutinise Anutin’s policy statement, along with other opposition parties, including the Democrat Party.
Meanwhile, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) delivered a large stack of documents to the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders.
The documents concern accusations against 44 former MPs of the now-defunct Move Forward Party for gross ethical violations related to their advocacy for amendments to the lèse majesté law.
The NACC’s petition asks the Supreme Court to suspend 10 of the 44—now active MPs of the People’s Party—from performing their parliamentary duties, adding that it is at the court’s discretion whether to issue a suspension order.
Of the 10, eight are party-list MPs and two are constituency MPs.
The eight party-list MPs are party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, Sirikanya Tansakul, Rangsiman Rome, Wayo Asavaroongruang, Pakornwut Udompipatskul, Natthawut Buaprathum, Surachet Pravinvongvuth, and Nutcha Boonchai-in.
The two constituency MPs are Teerajchai Panthumat and Taopiphop Limjittrakorn, both representing Bangkok.
