Democrat seeks Sukampol's impeachment

The Democrat Party Friday filed an impeachment motion against Defence Minister Sukampol Suwannathat, alleging him with abusing authority in his order to strip the Democrat leader of his Army rank.

The motion was signed by 153 Democrat MPs and was submitted to partylist MP Pussadee Tamthai to Senate Speaker Nikhom Waiyaratphanich.

Sukampol has signed an order to endorse a decision of a Defence Ministry panel to strip Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva of his Army sublieutenant rank on allegations that he had used fake documents to apply for a job as a military lecturer.

The impeachment motion alleged that Sukampol had committed malfeasance by ordering the rank revocation against Abhisit in violation of the Military Disciplinary Act of 1933. The motion said the act did not allow the defence minister to strip a retired military officer of his or her rank and the Council of State has earlier interpreted that act and announced that the Defence Ministry could not retroactively fire retired military officers.

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