Nitirat group says it opposes blanket amnesty

The statement, written by Thammasat University’s law lecturer Worachet Pakeerut, outlined the following arguments:
1 Nittirat reaffirms its push to amend the lese majeste law as prescribed in Article 112 of the Criminal Code;
2 Nittirat totally opposes reconciliation by granting blanket amnesty to all parties involved in the political disturbances in the wake of the 2006 coup.
In the past, the country granted blanket amnesty on two occasions: in 1978 pertaining to the October 1976 bloodshed and in 1992 pertaining to the Black May 1992 incident. But such amnesty was unfairly applied to those responsible for cracking down on people;
3 Nitirat proposes that amnesty should factor in the following points:
3.1 No amnesty for state officials involved in
crowd dispersal operations that have taken place
since September 19, 2006;
3.2 Instant amnesty for those accused of violating the emergency situation and Internal Security Act;
3.3 Removing those involved in street protests and facing criminal charges from judicial review and resolving their violations via a conflict-resolution committee;
 3.4 Absolving those ruled by the conflict-resolution committee as being involved in politically motivated incidents and targeting those who acted without political motivation for normal criminal proceedings. Amending the Constitution to include provisions on conflict resolution.
4 In order to repeal the consequences of the coup, the new charter should include provisions to repeal the amnesty granted to coup leaders and bring them to justice. The work of the Assets Examination Committee would consequently be voided, paving the way to prosecute the suspects again under due process.