112WATCH interviews MP Chonlathan Supphaiboonlerd on his latest role in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
This interview highlights Chonlathan Supphaiboonlert’s vision following his historic global victory at the IPU. He intends to leverage parliamentary diplomacy to expose the judicial harassment of Thai lawmakers, particularly regarding Article 112 charges.
May 24, 2026
Although strict conflict-of-interest regulations require Chonlathan to recuse himself from directly handling the Thai cases to ensure neutrality, and despite the IPU lacking enforcement powers, his strategy focuses on actively mobilising legal defence, UN Special Procedures, and the UPR process to pressure domestic law reform. Furthermore, Chonlathan firmly rejects the "internal interference" argument, clarifying that international scrutiny is a matter of treaty accountability that Thailand voluntarily committed to uphold.
