BANGKOK, May 3 – A senator yesterday asked the Constitution Court to order ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinwatra to stop ‘giving commands’ to government MPs through a voice-over Internet service.
Appointed Senator Paiboon Nititawan, accompanied by academic/social critics Chermsak Pinthong and Komsan Pohkong, told reporters after petitioning the court that Mr Thaksin has violated Section 122 of the constitution in ordering government MPs via Skype to propose several bills on national reconciliation, amnesty and the Bt2 trillion loans package for infrastructure investment.
Mr Thaksin was also involved in the selection of candidates for the recent Bangkok governor election and candidates for national elections, he said.
He said Mr Thaksin did not suggest but ordered the Pheu Thai MPs to follow his instructions and said that the MPs immediately followed suit. He also presented clips of Mr Thaksin’s voice to the court.
The court was asked to order Mr Thaksin and his colleagues to stop such behaviour and to rule that three proposed bills to amend the charter are unconstitutional.
