Thai Examiner
Pheu Thai leader Julapun denies deal reports to support ex-Prime Minister Thaksin’s amnesty request
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Key facts
- Thaksin seeks amnesty in four major cases, including ฿46.373 billion in confiscated assets
- Pheu Thai denies trading 74 MP votes for his legal relief
- Reports link Thaksin amnesty bid to 74 Pheu Thai votes in December’s planned no-confidence debate
- Pheu Thai leader Julapun Amornvivat has flatly denied a secret deal to secure amnesty for Thaksin Shinawatra in exchange for 74 parliamentary votes backing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul
- The reported bargain comes ahead of December’s no-confidence debate involving 18 government office-holders
- Julapun denies secret Thaksin amnesty bargain and insists Pheu Thai needs no deal to support Anutin
Summary
### Thaksin amnesty deal storm. Pheu Thai denies trading 74 MP votes for his legal relief. Democrat leader Abhisit threatens a probe. Corruption exclusions threaten the bid, while Thaksin has issued no reported denial ahead of December’s showdown.
Pheu Thai leader Julapun Amornvivat has flatly denied a secret deal to secure amnesty for Thaksin Shinawatra in exchange for 74 parliamentary votes backing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. The reported bargain comes ahead of December’s no-confidence debate involving 18 government office-holders. On Sunday, Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva threatened an investigation into any improper intervention. Meanwhile, People’s Party leaders warned against political interference.
Pheu Thai Party leader Julapun Amornvivat on Sunday categorically denied a secret political bargain to secure amnesty for Thaksin Shinawatra. The alleged deal would exchange Pheu Thai’s 74 parliamentary votes for favourable treatment of the former prime minister’s criminal cases.