Charter drafter and MP gets jail
Thanaboon jiranuwat, a member of the Constitution Drafting Committee and National Legislative Assembly, will have to quit his posts after the Supreme Court sentenced him yesterday to 40 months in jail for writing a "dud" cheque.
Thanaboon has been detained at Bangkok Special Prison for one week following the verdict. The case was brought against him by the Friends of Seri Foundation (police chief Seripisut Temiyavej), with which he worked and had a conflict with. CDC chairman Prasong Soonsiri said he would ask Justice Ministry permanent secretary Charan Phakdithanakul to ask Thanaboon to step down. He would ask the Council for National Security to appoint a member to replace him. Prasong said what happened would not affect the image of the CDC because the case occurred before Thanaboon was appointed to the committee. CDC spokesman Thongtong Chandrangsu said there is no immunity for Thanaboon as the case had reached its final venue, and the CDC did not ban people fighting court cases from becoming members.
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