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05-30-2012 23:02 BJT | CNTV

In Thailand, the House of Representatives there, is expected to deliberate on a new law that would allow a retrial to be held
for fugitive and former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.

This bill has been submitted by the former army chief who overthrew Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006. General Sonthi Boonyaratkalin
is now the leader of a minor opposition group. He says he proposed the bill because he wants peace to be restored in the country.



The bill would expunge post-coup court verdicts and grant general amnesty to people involved in the political conflict. The yellow shirts
"People’s Alliance for Democracy" plans to hold a rally against the proposed law and show their opposition to the reconciliation bill.

Meanwhile, Opposition and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday the opposition would move to oppose the reconciliation
bill, as it believes the legislation aims to whitewash individuals who committed wrongdoing in connection with Assets Examination
Committee (AEC) cases.




Abhisit was speaking following reports that the bill would be tabled for House deliberation this week. He said the content of the bill did not
aim to bring about reconciliation, but only to benefit people connected to the government.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra denied that the Pheu Thai Party was pushing for the reconciliation bill to be tabled for parliamentary
deliberation on Wednesday and Thursday, saying the party had not resolved the matter and that other parties - not Pheu Thai - handled
the bill. She said Pheu Thai had not discussed the bill, but the ruling party would not issue a law to benefit one person.



Also, Pheu Thai deputy spokesman Jirayu Huangsab said Matubhum Party leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin had made a careful decision before
tabling the reconciliation bill for House deliberation.

He was responding to a move by a group of MPs and senators who are seeking a Constitution Court ruling on whether the reconciliation bill
violates Article 309 of the Constitution.

Jirayu denied that the bill aims to restore to Thaksin all the money confiscated from him by the state, and denied that AEC cases against Thaksin
would be dropped as alleged.

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