The Future Forward Party (FFP) wants the Constitutional Court to suspend 30 MPs, mostly from the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), pending a judgement on their alleged holding of shares in media companies.
Eighty FFP MPs filed the complaint at the new parliamentary complex on Tuesday. Leading the group, FFP secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul said his party had found that 30 MPs had held shares of media companies in a way that could affect their MP status -- 27 from PPRP and one each from the Action Coalition for Thailand, People Progressive and Chart Pattana parties.
"Before the Constitutional Court's resolution to accept a complaint and suspend Mr Thanathorn's MP duties, I told the press that we reserve the right to file similar complaints against MPs, who are prohibited from holding media shares," Mr Piyabutr said.
FFP addressed their complaint to Parliament President Chuan Leekpai.
The court suspended Mr Thanathorn from his MP duties on May 23 pending its consideration of a case in which he was accused of holding shares in a media company while applying for MPcandidacy in the lead-up to the March 24 election.
