Pannika faces dismissal from House panel
Palang Pracharath Party’s Sira Jenjaka is planning to dismiss Pannika Wanich, a leading figure in the Progressive Movement and former Future Forward Party spokeswoman, from the House committee on law, justice and human rights for "inappropriate" behaviour and being “impolite”.
As committee chairman, Sira said Pannika had acted inappropriately after she requested the police to clarify an incident in which two political activists were arrested in Rayong for holding signs criticising the government.
Sira said she referred herself to the police as a commissioner while, in fact, she was an adviser to the committee, and she did not ask permission to do so at a committee meeting.
Her action might be interpreted as a claim for political benefit and is, therefore, deemed to be inappropriate and impolite, which was not in keeping with the high standards of the committee, he said.
Sira has already informed Pannika about the matter and has requested her to resign. If she does not do so, the committee will call for a vote at a meeting depending on the agenda, he added.