Payap ready to sign petition for Thaksin's amnesty
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Pheu Thai financier Payap Shinawatra Tuesday said he was ready to join the campaign seeking a royal pardon for his brother Thaksin Shinawatra.
"If the authorities need any proof or evidence of my support for Thaksin's pardon, then I am ready to cooperate," he said.
Payap was reacting to news reports on former justice minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga remarks on his involvement in the petition spearheaded by the red shirts in 2009 to seek the royal clemency on Thaksin's behalf.
In his Facebook message, Pirapan said Payap's name appeared on the petition although he did not sign it despite being asked twice if he wanted to render his signature retroactively.
According to Pirapan, should Payap sign the petition becoming one of some 2 million cosponsors, the petition would have qualified as a pardon request under the Criminal Procedural Code. Provisions of the code prescribes for either Thaksin or an immediate family member to initiate the pardon request.
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"If the authorities need any proof or evidence of my support for Thaksin's pardon, then I am ready to cooperate," he said.
Payap was reacting to news reports on former justice minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga remarks on his involvement in the petition spearheaded by the red shirts in 2009 to seek the royal clemency on Thaksin's behalf.
In his Facebook message, Pirapan said Payap's name appeared on the petition although he did not sign it despite being asked twice if he wanted to render his signature retroactively.
According to Pirapan, should Payap sign the petition becoming one of some 2 million cosponsors, the petition would have qualified as a pardon request under the Criminal Procedural Code. Provisions of the code prescribes for either Thaksin or an immediate family member to initiate the pardon request.
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