Ombudsman to check case first
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Chief Ombudsman Panit Nitithanprapas said yesterday that she would look into the case of MPs voting on the behalf of others before the case is taken to the Constitution Court.
She urged MP Chuwit Kamolvisit to hand the case over to her, because according to law, an individual is not allowed to take a case directly to the court.
“We have to first see if the case is under the Ombudsman’s mandate and whether it can be taken to the Constitution Court. The court could reject the case if it finds it presumptive, therefore the Ombudsman needs to examine it first,” Panit explained.
On Wednesday, Chuwit said he had six videos proving that MPs voted on behalf of others and that he would take the complaint to the Constitution Court.
Meanwhile, Democrat MP Boonyod Suktinthai said the panel set up by House Speaker Somsak Kiartsuranont to look into a similar case would listen to Bangkok Senator Rosana Tositra-kul’s testimony on Monday.
Earlier this week, Rosana accused certain MPs of voting on behalf of absent colleagues during the deliberation on charter amendment. She backed this with a photograph she had taken with her tablet PC.
Meanwhile, Pheu Thai MP Pracha Prasopdee yesterday told the press that he had evidence to prove that Abhisit Vejjajiva was not in the chamber at the time voting was held on March 14, but was recorded as being present. A man, who claimed to be Abhisit’s supporter, was shown out after being caught recording Pracha yesterday.
