Pheu Thai has no plan to amend Article 112: party leader

The ruling Pheu Thai Party insisted Thursday that it had no plans to seek the amendment of Article 112 of the Penal Code, which is related to lese majeste.

Party leader Yongyuth Wichaidit said Pheu Thai executives and members had unanimously decided thaet they would not get involved with the campaign for an amendment to the clause.

"I can speak in the name of the party but I can't speak for people who are not members or executives of the party. This is not about us having a policy of seeking an amendment to Article 112 or not. This matter has never been in our heads, we have never thought about it," Yongyuth said.

The Nation