Bangkok: "Akkaradet" reveals that the government whip has given the green light to the draft of the Peace Building Act, which will enter the parliament first on Wednesday, but there was a resolution not to accept the amnesty bill of "Chaiwat-People's Sector" due to the issue of Section 112.
According to Thai News Agency, Mr. Akaradej Wongpitakroj, MP for Ratchaburi and spokesman for the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party (RTSC), revealed that the House of Representatives Coordination Committee (government whip) had resolved to accept the draft bill on the promotion of a peaceful society proposed by Mr. Wichai Sutsawat, MP for Chumphon from the RTC, and the draft by Mr. Preeda Boonpleng, MP for the Kla Tham Party. Both drafts aim to reconcile with those who have committed crimes from political assembly, which will not include cases related to Section 112 of the Criminal Code and corruption.
In this regard, the draft of the Palang Pracharath Party will be considered as the main draft. On Wednesday, July 9, the draft will be moved up for consideration, along with three other drafts: Mr. Prida's draft and two drafts of the Amnesty Act.
Mr. Akkaradet said that for the draft of the amnesty bill proposed by Mr. Chaiwat Tulathan, former MP and former secretary-general of the Move Forward Party, and the draft of the people's amnesty bill proposed by the civil sector, the government whip voted not to accept the two drafts because they included amnesty for cases related to Section 112.
When asked that many parties stated that a conditional amnesty, such as excluding Section 112, would not create true reconciliation, Mr. Akaradech said that he confirmed that reconciliation must occur because Section 112 cases are very few, very few when compared to all politically motivated cases. They cannot be compared.