BANGKOK, Feb 7, The Nation/ANN-- Thailand's Parliament has been presented with a proposal to establish a committee charged with preventing any further coups d’etat. House Speaker Chuan Leekpai on Thursday (February 6) tabled the motion by Future Forward Party MP Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, requesting the House of Representatives to establish a select committee. Pheu Thai Party MP Julapun Amornvivat called the motion important, having drawn the attention of the public and the media, and he wanted it debated without any time limits imposed. Chuan insisted nevertheless that arguments would be limited to 10 minutes per speaker, although the chief proponent could speak for an indefinite time. Piyabutr initially pitched the idea last July 3, citing uncertainty over whether the 2017 Constitution might be revoked.

Source: The Star February 07, 2020 04:07 UTC