"Wan Nor" has not yet received a letter from the Narathiwat Court to summon Pheu Thai MPs, defendants in the Tak Bai case, pointing out that the law provides protection for members, which depends on the parliament meeting whether to allow the extradition or not. Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor Matha, President of the House of Representatives, gave an interview about the case where the Narathiwat Provincial Court sent a letter to the House of Representatives to request a summons for Gen. Pisal Wattanawongkiri, MP of the Pheu Thai Party and defendant in the Tak Bai case, saying that according to Section 125 of the Constitution on the Protection of the Rights of Members of Parliament, it states that if the court finds that a case must be taken against a member of parliament during or outside the session, it can be done, but it must not cause damage to the parliamentary meeting or interfere with the performance of the duties of the members of parliament. This is considered new content added to the 2017 Constitution to sh ow that legislative power and judicial power are separate. However, in the case of Gen. Pisal, there is still no letter from the court sent to me and the court has prepared to issue a summons. But the parliament has not received the said document. If the parliament receives the document, it will be considered quickly. He also confirmed that he will not listen to the policies of the Pheu Thai Party or any other party, but must comply with the law. As for the new content added to the 2017 constitution, since the promulgation of this constitution, there has never been a case like this. As for the case where Gen. Pisal had taken leave from the meeting for a period of time, Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor stated that the letter of leave from the meeting was not sent to him because normally the letter of leave from the meeting is sent to the Office of the Secretary of the House of Representatives to consider the reasons for the leave, which is the right of the members. Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor also said that in the past, the re was a case in the Pattaya Provincial Court in the case of Mr. Adisorn Piangket, a party-list MP of the Pheu Thai Party, which was prosecuted, but Mr. Adisorn was not arrested or taken to court, but a lawyer was sent as a representative, which depends on the court's discretion on how to proceed. Pol. Lt. Col. Aphat Sukhanan, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, further explained that if the Narathiwat Provincial Court sends a letter to the House of Representatives requesting the arrest and prosecution of members of parliament, the principle of immunity will be as stated by the President of the National Assembly, which is to protect members of the legislative branch in performing their duties. If the executive branch or the judiciary wishes to take any action during the session, they must first request permission from the House of Representatives, and a letter will be sent to the President of the National Assembly to open a session of parliament to consider whether or not to send them for pros ecution. Pol. Lt. Col. Aphat also gave an example of a past case where a member of parliament did not wish to exercise his immunity to prove his innocence in a case, but normally the parliament meeting would not allow it because it would have to look at the overall picture of the legislature, which must have guarantees for performing duties during the meeting. Even if the member wishes to waive that right, it would depend on whether the meeting would allow it or not. Regarding the resignation letter from General Pisal, Pol. Lt. Col. Aphat said that it will have to be investigated at the Central Administration Office to see the details further. Source: Thai News Agency