BANGKOK, 5 November 2013 Pol. Capt. Chalerm Yubamrung stated his intention to present 2 new versions of the amnesty bill, in which amnesty shall be given only to those affected by the coup, but not those who ordered the killings.
Pol. Capt. Chalerm, the Labor Minister, criticized the Pheu Thai’s strategic committee that had been trying to push for the “blanket” amnesty bill, and stated that he intended to present 2 other versions of the amnesty bill granting amnesty only to those who have been affected by the coup including former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatara, but not to those who ordered the killing of protesters.
The Labor Minister is confident that he would be able to rally at least 20 MPs to support the two bills into Parliament.
This has been the first press conference Pol. Capt. Chalerm made since his recent week-long admission to hospital for subdural hematoma a week ago.
