reader Posted August 9, 2021 Posted August 9, 2021 From Thai Examiner Anutin defends amnesty bill, says necessary to protect doctors Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul came out on Monday to defend proposed legislation that would grant amnesty to doctors and policy makers in charge of the country’s vaccination plan by saying it was necessary to give doctors ease-of-mind as they deal with the pandemic. According to a leaked document secured by the Move Forward Party and released on Sunday night, the government aims on passing legislation that would exempt from criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits those that decided the country’s vaccination plan. In essence that would mean that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, as well as the doctors that advised them, would be exempt from any future prosecution. The government’s languid vaccination program has been criticized by the public and politicians alike for contributing to a mounting death toll and an uncontrolled third wave of the pandemic. https://www.thaienquirer.com/31014/anutin-defends-amnesty-bill-says-necessary-to-protect-doctors/ Patanawet 1 Quote
PeterRS Posted August 10, 2021 Posted August 10, 2021 Another disgrace among the litany of so many by Prayut and some of his government, especially the dreadful Minister of Health! Patanawet and splinter1949 2 Quote