Business group seeks impeachment of pro-amnesty MPs
Somkiat Homlaor, leader of the Business Club for Democracy (BCD), on Tuesday called for the impeachment of ruling-party politicians who voted for the controversial amnesty bill in its third reading in the early-morning hours of November 1.
The club held a rally in Bangkok’s Silom business district. Somkiat later read a statement proposing that organisations gather signatures of eligible voters in order to impeach the 310 MPs.
"We don’t think the government will stop [attempting to push the bill]. We have also called on the government not to issue an executive decree on amnesty," Somkiat told The Nation.
While he was satisfied with the Senate’s rejection of the bill on Monday night, he still did not trust the government not to push the bill in the future.
In the statement, the club also opposed the amendment of Article 190 of the Constitution to allow the government to make international agreements more freely.
Somkiat said yesterday’s rally was aimed at thanking all those who joined forces to protest against the controversial amnesty bill. The BCD leader said his group would further monitor the situation to see whether another rally will be needed.
He declined to comment on whether his club will support or follow the civil disobedience measures called for by the Democrat Party, saying his club’s members have not discussed the issue yet.
