“Promphong” petitions the Election Commission to impeach and revoke political rights of “Big Pom” and sends it to the Constitutional Court to dissolve the Palang Pracharath Party after an audio clip emerged of him demanding money and interfering in the appointment of civil servants of the Ministry of Interior, hoping to gain benefits by drawing the budget, violating the Constitution, Section 46, Paragraph 2 and Section 160 (4)(5), seriously violating ethics.
Mr. Phromphong Noppharit, former spokesman of the Pheu Thai Party, traveled to the Election Commission office to file a petition to remove General Prawit Wongsuwan, former deputy prime minister, leader of the Palang Pracharath Party, and MP from the party-list, from the case of the leaked audio clip “demanding money” and interfering in the appointment of civil servants in the Ministry of Interior, which was released on the program “Inside Thailand” on Channel 9 MCOT on September 11, 2024.
Mr. Prompong said that from the audio clips that were released,
there were both audio clips of conversations between “Uncle” who sounded like General Prawit talking to Mr. Oh, which is Mr. Chaiwat’s nickname, in a manner of demanding and extorting money, and audio clips of conversations between General Prawit and Mr. Suttipong Juljarern, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, which were seen as interfering in the appointment of high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Interior in order to lead to the use of power to withdraw budgets for General Prawit.
General Prawit’s behavior is considered both a serious violation of the law and ethics, as well as a violation of the Palang Pracharath Party’s regulations, which state ‘Do not ask, do not call, do not accept.’
Mr. Prompong said that Gen. Prawit, as a former deputy prime minister and party-list MP, must conduct himself with the national interest above personal interest. He must perform his duties with honesty and integrity. He must not ask, demand, receive or agree to receive any assets or other benefits. Impor
tantly, Gen. Prawit has no duty or authority to interfere in the appointment of civil servants in the Ministry of Interior and interfere with the ‘budget’, which is the state’s money that must be paid legally according to the constitution and the Fiscal Discipline Act.
“General Prawit’s behavior is likely intended to take advantage of the national budget in order to corrupt the national budget. This is considered an act that conflicts with the interests of the constitution and is an offense under the Organic Act on Political Parties B.E. 2560, Section 46, Paragraph 2, which prohibits anyone from giving, requesting, or accepting that money, property, or other benefits will be given to a political party, its members, or any person in order to induce him or another person to be appointed to a political position or a position in the administration of the country or a government agency, including seriously violating ethics under Section 160(4)(5) and whether or not there is apparent honesty and integrity,” said M
r. Prompong.
Mr. Prompong also said that he asked the EC to consider the investigation and forward the case to the Constitutional Court for a ruling under Article 82 of the Constitution to remove and revoke General Prawit’s political rights, including dissolving the Palang Pracharath Party, in accordance with the intent of the Constitution and laws, announcements, and regulations of the Code of Ethics.
Source: Thai News Agency