Phakamon Urges Sarana Responsibility After NBTC Disqualification

MGR Online•Politics•3d ago

Reader Briefing

Phakamon Nunanan calls for the removal of NBTC Chairman Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk following a selection committee's decision that he lacks necessary qualifications.

•The NBTC selection committee unanimously ruled that Dr. Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk lacks the qualifications for his position.
•Phakamon Nunanan requests that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul expedite the legal process for Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk's removal.
•Conflict exists between Senate documents and documents from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation regarding Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk's resignation date.

Overview

•The NBTC selection committee reached a unanimous resolution that Dr. Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk possesses prohibited characteristics and lacks qualifications.
•Documents from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and Mahidol University indicate Dr. Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk practiced his profession and received compensation between April 8-12, contradicting a Senate report of an April 8 resignation.
•Phakamon Nunanan stated that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul must proceed with the royal request for removal according to Section 20 of the NBTC Act.
•The Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication, and Public Participation will monitor Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's actions after his China visit ends on July 20.
•If no progress is made after July 20, the Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication, and Public Participation will send a letter to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to accelerate legal proceedings.
•Phakamon Nunanan believes Dr. Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk should take public responsibility for decisions made during his tenure, including the mobile business merger and USO fund budget approvals.
•The Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication, and Public Participation used summons powers to obtain documents after facing a lack of cooperation from relevant agencies.

Full article content is available on the original source.

Read on MGR Online (Thai Version)View in Google Translate

Source: MGR Online (Original)

View Original Article

Key Quotes

Phakamon Nunanan

"Even if not a politician, as a person in a position overseeing the country's interests and frequency resources of immense value, there should be public responsibility in one way or another."

แม้จะไม่ใช่นักการเมือง แต่เป็นผู้ดำรงตำแหน่งที่ดูแลผลประโยชน์ของประเทศและทรัพยากรคลื่นความถี่ซึ่งมีมูลค่ามหาศาล จึงควรมีความรับผิดชอบต่อสาธารณะไม่ทางใดก็ทางหนึ่ง

Key Entities

Person

Phakamon Nunanan(ภคมน หนุนอนันต์)

List MP of the People's Party and Chairperson of the Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication, and Public Participation.

Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk(สรณ บุญใบชัยพฤกษ์)

Chairman of the NBTC who was ruled by a selection committee to lack qualifications.

Anusorn Kaewwichian(อนุสรณ์ แก้ววิเชียร)

Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication, and Public Participation.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister who is requested to carry out the removal of the NBTC Chairman.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party of MP Phakamon Nunanan.

Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication, and Public Participation(คณะกรรมาธิการการพัฒนาการเมือง การสื่อสารมวลชน และการมีส่วนร่วมของประชาชน)

The parliamentary committee chaired by Phakamon Nunanan that investigated the qualifications of the NBTC Chairman.

NBTC(กสทช.)

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission.

Secretariat of the Senate(สำนักงานวุฒิสภา)

The office that provided documents regarding the resignation date of Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk.

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation(กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม)ℹ️

The ministry that provided documents indicating Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk continued working after his reported resignation date.

Mahidol University(มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล)ℹ️

The institution that provided documents regarding the employment and compensation of Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk.

USO Fund(กองทุน USO)

A fund whose budget approvals by Sarana Boonbaichaiyaphruk are being questioned.

Law

NBTC Act(พ.ร.บ.กสทช.)

The law under which Section 20 governs the removal of the NBTC Chairman.

Place

China(จีน)ℹ️

The country visited by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.