Democrat seeks impeachment of Yingluck, Surapong
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The Democrat Party Tuesday submitted an impeachment motion against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul related to the issuance of passport for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Wirat Kalayasiri and Chaiwut Pongkaew, Songkhla MPs of the party, submitted the motion to Senate Speaker Thirdej Meepian. The motion was signed by 145 Democrat MPs.
In the motion, Surapong was accused of violating the directives of the Foreign Ministry for issuing a passport to Thaksin.
Yingluck was accused of nonfeasance for failing to revoke the passport issuance order when asked to.
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