Pheu Thai moves forward with setting up study committee, amnesty committee

Politics

Pheu Thai Party, Pheu Thai moves forward with setting up a committee to study the amnesty law, 60-day framework, insisting it will not buy time. Point out to be as careful as possible. Preparing to submit a proposal to amend the referendum law Able to pronounce electronically Facilitate the people Mr. Chusak Sirinil, List of MPs and Deputy Leader of the Pheu Thai Party along with Mr. Chanin Rungthanakiat List of MPs and Deputy Spokesperson of the Pheu Thai Party, Mr. Jirawat Arunyakanon, Deputy Spokesperson of the Pheu Thai Party Attended a press conference regarding the proposed draft amendment to the Referendum Act of 2024 and moved forward to set up a special committee to consider studying guidelines for enacting the Amnesty Act. of Miss Khattiya Sawatdiphon, list of MPs from the Pheu Thai Party, that she will present to the House of Representatives which was included as an agenda in the meeting I would like to move it up as an urgent motion in the meeting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Ja nuary 31 or February 1, 2024. Mr. Chusak said that because there are currently many different opinions in considering the draft law regarding amnesty. Therefore, I would like to listen to the opinions of all parties. including political parties which members of the House of Representatives under the jurisdiction must consider the law To find as many conclusions as possible. by the upcoming commission Pheu Thai Party's objectives That is, I want every political party and outsiders Come participate in this committee as much as possible. The composition of this committee should be no more than 28-29 people and the committee members should come from MPs of parties with a strong democratic stance accepted and should be open to the public sector and academics with experience in this matter to join in the study. 'The Pheu Thai Party confirms that the proposal to set up this committee It is not buying time. We confirm that education in this matter It shouldn't take too long. But it's not too late to wait, not more than 60 days, which is considered a reasonable period of time. Not too slow And not too fast For carefulness and caution, listening to every voice as much as possible,' Mr. Chusak stated. Mr. Chusak also said that for the Pheu Thai Party's standpoint, he viewed that amnesty should be a good sign to create harmony in Thai society. It should not be the cause of creating new conflicts. In addition, tomorrow (January 31, 2024), the Pheu Thai Party will present a motion to the Speaker of the House of Representatives to request amendments to the Referendum Act of 2021 by Pheu Thai Party MPs. Thailand has already signed. and will be submitted to the Speaker of the House at 11:00 a.m. The opposition party agreed to amend this law. By solving interesting issues such as 1. People must exercise more than half of their rights. (First majority vote) 2. When voting It must be won that the majority must exceed or exceed those who do not wish to vote. or those who wish not to exercise their rights (Majority of two) from the past where the winner had a majority of the people exercising their rights. 3.Referendum voting Votes for the general election can be cast simultaneously. to save budget 4. Pronunciation can be pronounced by crossing the lines on the card. It will be offered to vote in other ways. To encourage more people to vote, such as electronic media or postal mail, etc., which depends on the readiness to carry out the referendum. 5. If voting is to be held in a referendum, the Election Commission must give both agreeing and disagreeing parties an opportunity to express their opinions on an equal basis. Previously, the law had provisions prohibiting campaigning to vote or not vote. Mr. Jirawat said that the Pheu Thai Party is in the process of preparing to present a draft bill to protect and promote the way of life of ethnic groups. To ensure the protection of basic rights for our ethnic brothers and sisters. Have access to medical care and education rights Establish principles to protect and promote human dignit y. maintaining culture Various traditions of ethnic groups There will be a mechanism 'National Ethnic Committee' chaired by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Culture. and the Minister of Social Development and Human Security is the chairman and also organizes 'Ethnic Assembly' that brings together various ethnic groups. Initially, there were 50 ethnic sibling groups. Ethnic history information was prepared. In order to have access to the right to issue an ID card which is currently found There are 500,000 ethnic brothers and sisters who do not have ID cards. In addition, consideration must be given to our ethnic brothers and sisters who live in the highlands and the sea people. Which will live in forest areas and sea areas, which will affect the harvesting of products. and do fishing In order to avoid disputes in other laws as well. For the present status of this draft bill. In the process of compiling names Pheu Thai Party MP If complete, it will be presented to the Speaker of the House of Representati ves along with the draft Referendum Act of 2021. Source: Thai News Agency