BANGKOK, Jan 29 — Thailand's National Legislative Assembly president Pornpetch Wichitcholchai asserted that the NLA made its decision to impeach former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra based on the rule of law, while pointing out that he is unsurprised that the former premier met with a US envoy this week.
Mr Pompetch said that US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel's comment on the current Thai political situation and call for martial law to be lifted is a style of unofficial diplomatic moves that the United States usually likes to make.
He reaffirmed that the establishment of the NLA after the coup was done to ensure that everything goes in accordance with the government's roadmap for a sustainable democracy.
However, he stressed that Thailand's democracy, the move towards it, is different from the US, where democracy is gained mainly through elections.
As for the impeachment process, the NLA president said that the assembly has abide by the rule of law strictly for its decision, just like the US and it has no intention in hunting down anyone.
He said, nonetheless, that the assembly would not send an official document to the US Congress to clarify its standing, as such actions are the responsibility of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. (MCOT online news)
