Bangkok Post
The Constitution Court on Wednesday ruled that Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, in sending two letters to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva suggesting ways of dealing with problems in the Thai-Cambodian relations and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, had not violated the constitution and was therefore not liable to removal from his porfolio.
The court was ruling on a petition from Senator Ruangkrai Leekijwattana. It was co-signed by a number of senators and forwarded to the court by Senate Speaker Prasopsuk Boondej.
According to the petition, Mr Kasit sent a "top secret" and "most urgent" letter, dated Nov 16, 2009, to the prime minister suggesting ways of dealing with problems in Thai-Cambodian relations.
In another "top secret" letter, dated Nov 10, 2009, Mr Kasit suggested that the prime minister speed up a backlog of cases against Thaksin.
The petition said Mr Kasit had violated Articles 266 and 268 of the constitution prohibiting a cabinet minister, MP or senator from using his or her position to interfere in the work of state officials, directly or indirectly, for their own interests.
It said Mr Kasit was therefore liable to removal from his ministerial post under to Article 182(7) of the constitution.
The court ruled that Mr Kasit, in sending the letter about Thai-Cambodian relations to the prime minister had acted within his authority as stated in the Foreign Ministry Act.
The court ruled the letter about Thaksin was not interference in the work of the courts of justice.
The court was ruling on a petition from Senator Ruangkrai Leekijwattana. It was co-signed by a number of senators and forwarded to the court by Senate Speaker Prasopsuk Boondej.
According to the petition, Mr Kasit sent a "top secret" and "most urgent" letter, dated Nov 16, 2009, to the prime minister suggesting ways of dealing with problems in Thai-Cambodian relations.
In another "top secret" letter, dated Nov 10, 2009, Mr Kasit suggested that the prime minister speed up a backlog of cases against Thaksin.
The petition said Mr Kasit had violated Articles 266 and 268 of the constitution prohibiting a cabinet minister, MP or senator from using his or her position to interfere in the work of state officials, directly or indirectly, for their own interests.
It said Mr Kasit was therefore liable to removal from his ministerial post under to Article 182(7) of the constitution.
The court ruled that Mr Kasit, in sending the letter about Thai-Cambodian relations to the prime minister had acted within his authority as stated in the Foreign Ministry Act.
The court ruled the letter about Thaksin was not interference in the work of the courts of justice.
1 comment:
remember siem senators are always bias against cambodia. they always have their own interest, and they don't take international diplomacy, etc, into consideration; only about siem interest. now, how can cambodia accept that? cambodia is not siem, you know!
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