The opposition Puea Thai Party has filed impeachment and censure motions against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and five cabinet members.
Help ‘on its way’ Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, centre, leads a delegation yesterday to ameeting on assistance and rehabilitation for people affected by the recent political chaos at a heavily secured Government House. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD
The censure debate is expected to take place after this week's debate on the 2011 Budget Bill.
Witthaya Buranasiri, a Puea Thai MP for Ayutthaya, yesterday filed the impeachment motion with Senate Speaker Prasobsuk Boondej. The motion names Mr Abhisit, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul and Transport Minister Sohpon Zarum.
The motion to impeach the prime minister and the three cabinet ministers is signed by 161 Puea Thai MPs. The opposition also submitted a motion to censure Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij and Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya along with the four ministers.
Mr Korn and Mr Kasit were not targeted for impeachment because the party did not have enough evidence against them, Mr Witthaya said.
The censure motion was signed by 184 of 186 Puea Thai MPs and filed with House Speaker Chai Chidchob.
The documents accompanying the impeachment and censure motions include allegations of impropriety against five of the ministers, but no accusations were lodged against Mr Abhisit.
However, the opposition said the prime minister would be questioned over the mistakes he allegedly made in dealing with the red shirt rally that led to deaths and injuries.
Mr Suthep is accused of violating the constitution and failing to enforce the law. Mr Chavarat is targeted for impeachment for allegedly abusing his authority and improper behaviour, particularly in the allocation of the national budget.
Mr Sophon is accused of tailoring policies to suit vested interests.
Mr Korn is accused of introducing improper monetary and financial policies, and Mr Kasit is targeted for allegedly damaging the country's image and threatening a neighbouring country as well as political rivals.
Mr Witthaya said he wanted the government to follow the convention by which a censure debate precedes a debate on the budget bill.
Mr Abhisit yesterday said a special session of the House which was set for tomorrow and Thursday to deliberate the budget bill could be extended to allow for the censure debate.
He urged the opposition to work within the parliament and not in concert with any underground movements.
Mr Suthep said the special session could deal with the budget bill first and then another special session could be called for the censure debate.
Democrat MP Thepthai Senpong said the Puea Thai Party wanted to use the censure debate to distance itself from last Wednesday's dispersal of the red shirt protest and subsequent chaos rather than to conduct an inquiry into the government's actions.
From : Bangkok Post
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