Parliament vice president refutes allegation he took order to adjourn meeting
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- 11 Aug 2022
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He explained that, in the course of the four hour meeting, he took a short comfort break, during which he did not make or receive any phone call concerning an adjournment of the meeting.
He then took out an amulet he was wearing and vowed that he did not do anything besides visiting the bathroom while he was out of the chamber, as alleged, adding, however, that he will not be suing any media which published the allegation.
The meeting yesterday was to deliberate the second reading of the bill to amend the organic law on the election of MPs, to revert the method of calculation of party-list MPs from using 100 to 500 as the basis.
Pornpetch said that, before the meeting, he ordered a head count, to ensure that there was a quorum. 367 MPs and senators were present, which were three more than required for a quorum to be present.
The meeting proceeded, with several MPs debating the bill. He said that a Pheu Thai MP asked for a vote count by roll call, claiming that some MPs had declared presence on behalf of others.
The head count revealed there were 403 legislators in the chamber. When the time came for a vote to be taken, Pornpetch said about 20 MPs did not identify themselves, but they were in the chamber. Read More…
