BANGKOK, Dec 10 – The Pheu Thai Party is collecting evidence to take legal action against anyone supporting the anti-government movement led by protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, a party spokesman said today.
Prompong Nopparat said a political party providing assistance to the movement will, if found guilty, be subject to dissolution. He called on Thai people and political parties to stop aiding Mr Suthep.
He stood firm that Yingluck Shinawatra must take the caretaker premiership as stipulated in a royal decree on House dissolution, or she would be guilty of violating the Constitution and the Criminal Code.
The protesters are digging a trap for Ms Yingluck who will be charged with neglecting to perform her duty if she resigns from the caretaker position, said Mr Prompong.
He said a group of 40 senators has nitiated a movement along the lines of Mr Suthep’s proposal on the caretaker premier relinquishing her post.
“If the senators want to join the move, they should resign from the Upper House to do it,” he said.
The former Pheu Thai MP charged Mr Suthep, former Democrat MP from Surat Thani, with breaching the law and the Constitution, and challenging the power of the Constitution and the rule of law.
His proposal is not based on the law and he is irresponsible, said Mr Prompong.
The Pheu Thai official said politicians under the democratic system must apply to run in an election after the House dissolution and “a veteran politician like Mr Suthep is fully aware of it.”
His action is tantamount to insurrection which is clearly against Section 68 of the Constitution for trying to topple a democratic system based on the constitutional monarchy, he said.
