The parliamentary ethics committee has cleared two Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MPs of any wrongdoing over proxy votes during the deliberation of the budget expenditure bill two years ago.
Facing the committee’s investigation were Thawirat Rattanaset, a Nakhon Ratchasima MP, and Parim Poolcharoen, a Samut Prakan MP.
Mr Parim was accused of inserting a voting card for Mr Thawirat, a breach of parliamentary regulations, after the House was called to vote following a debate on the budget bill from Jan 8-11, 2020.
The accusation led to the formation of the ethics panel headed by parliament president Chuan Leekpai.
According to the committee, there was no credible evidence the two MPs intended to contravene the regulation. It was the voting venue that was the root of the problem.
The panel reasoned that the voting took place while the parliament building was not…
