Democrats to impeach govt over water project
The opposition Democrat Party will file a petition to remove the Cabinet on suspicion that the government colluded with four large companies in the bidding for the Bt350-billion water-management scheme.
Democrat Bangkok MP Atthavit Suwannapakdee, also a shadow Cabinet spokesman, said his Cabinet had decided to solicit 120 MP signatures to file impeachment proceedings against the government’s Cabinet.
The opposition is accusing the government of violating the National Anti-Corruption Commission law and the Constitution’s Article 67 for not allowing members of the public to take part in the bidding, and for colluding with four large conglomerates in the bidding process.
The impeachment move is linked with the opposition’s plan to censure the government in the upcoming House session.
impending verdict
Meanwhile, the Central Administrative Court will issue a ruling on June 27 about whether the government can go ahead with the flood-prevention modules.
This verdict will come in response to a petition filed by Stop Global Warming Association’s chairman Srisuwan Janya and 44 others.
The petition accuses Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the Strategic Committee for Water-Resources Management, the National Water-Management and Flood-Prevention Policy Commission and the Water- and Flood-Management Commission (WFMC) of abusing their authority in preparing projects related to the flood-prevention/water-management systems. They say the process was hastily pushed through without conducting environmental and health impact assessments or allowing for public participation.
