PUBLISHED : 1 Oct 2024 at 06:14
The Thai Sang Thai (TST) Party has advised that a study made controversial by its recommendation that lese majeste offenders be covered by an amnesty law be withdrawn from the House debate agenda on Thursday.
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PUBLISHED : 1 Oct 2024 at 06:14
The Thai Sang Thai (TST) Party has advised that a study made controversial by its recommendation that lese majeste offenders be covered by an amnesty law be withdrawn from the House debate agenda on Thursday.
Chawalit Wichayasut, a deputy leader of the six-MP TST, said the government, which sponsored the study, should protect the monarchy instead of brokering an amnesty for offenders convicted of harming it.
Section 6 of the constitution stipulates clearly that the monarch assumes a position of reverence and is inviolable. No person can accuse or seek prosecution of the monarch.
The government has the constitution-given duty to defend the monarch, Mr Chawalit said, noting laws are in place in many…