Weng opposed to blanket amnesty to all as proposed by vetting panel
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Pheu Thai MP Weng Tojirakarn, a red-shirt leader, Monday expressed strong opposition to the version of amnesty bill of the vetting panel that seeks to grant blanket amnesty to all sides.
Weng said the red-shirt people insisted in their demand for the enactment of the original version of Worachai Hema, a Pheu Thai MP from Samut Prakan, as the bill seeks to absolve only ordinary demonstrators and would exclude the protest leaders and the government leaders from the amnesty.
Weng said the red-shirt people would find it unacceptable if former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuwan were absolved for their role in the crackdowns of the red-shirt protesters.
Weng said he believed that the Pheu Thai would eventually pass version of Worachai’s bill as the party would heed the demand of the red-shirt people. He claimed that dozens of Pheu Thai MPs disagreed with the version of the vetting panel as well.
The Nation
