Abhisit, Warong facing impeachment motion
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Some 84 Pheu Thai MPs, led by Justice Minister Pracha Promnok, on Thursday filed a motion for impeachment of two Democrats, Abhisit Vejjajiva and Warong Dechgitvikorm.
The motion has charged the two for violating a constitutional ban for invoking MP status to interfere with the government work.
Abhisit and Warong allegedly coerced the Phitsanulok governor to allocate 500 relief bags for them to distribute to flood-hit people.
The relief bags were prepared by the Energy Ministry and given to the care of the provincial authorities before being distributed by Democrat leader Abhisit.
“I want the Constitution Court to rule whether the constitutional ban was violated,” Pracha said.
The impeachment motion was submitted to House Speaker Somsak Kiartsuranont who would, in turn, forward it for the judicial review.
Pracha’s move is seen as a retaliation after the Democrat Party sponsored the impeachment motion against him and eight Pheu Thai MPs.
The Democrats accused Pracha of involving in alleged irrigularities related to the procurement of relief supplies and charged the eight MPs for violating the constitutional ban for interfering with the government work.
