'No support'so far to bail out detained Reds

Pheu Thai MPs have been slow in gathering signatures to help bail out the detained red-shirt supporters, MP Sangiam Samranrat said yesterday.

He explained that he had asked House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont and Pheu Thai MPs to put their names down on a petition to bail out red-shirt protesters detained in relation to the 2010 rally. The deadline was Wednesday, but Somsak had been silent about the signatures, he said.

The MP went on to say that he will submit a letter to Pheu Thai Party about the issue and will also get ready to stage a small rally outside Parliament calling for action.

Separately, 42 Pheu Thai MPs led by Worachai Haema submitted their version of the amnesty law to Somsak, who said he would verify the names and add the draft to the parliamentary agenda.

The proposal said amnesty would be granted to protesters supporting all groups, including police and military officers, but excluding leaders.

After Somsak received the document from the MPs, his team (@KhunKhonSomsak) posted a message on Twitter and the Parliament's Facebook page asking: "Do you agree with the passing of the Amnesty Act?"