Pheu Thai MP opposes Jatuporn's ministerial appointment
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Pheu Thai MP Chalong Raewrang has stepped out to oppose the anticipated appointment of red-shirt leader Jatuporn Promphan as a Cabinet member.
Chalong said Jatuporn should clear his name about his alleged offence against the monarchy before accepting his ministerial portfolio, otherwise he would become a government’s time bomb.
“Prime Minister Pu should reconsider bringing Jatuporn into the Cabinet,” he said, referring to PM Yingluck Shinawatra by her nickname.
He was reacting to news reports that Jatuporn might replace Deputy Interior Minister Chuchard Hansaward. He said the replacement, if happened, would unfairly impact on the quota of Cabinet seats allocated to Pheu Thai MPs from the Central Region.
Jatuporn has been named a lese majeste suspect in the investigation related to his rally speech last April to mark the blood spilled by the red shirts on Rajdamnoen Avenue.
