ABDICATE.
KING OF SIAM. MONARCH'S REASON. Power of Life and Death Taken Away. QUARREL WITH GOVERNMENT. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, October 28. The King of Siam, who has now arrived in London, says he has intimated his desire to abdicate, but has not yet signed the necessary documents. A communique explains that the King alone, from ancient times, has held the power of life and death. The Siamese criminal code provides that the King must approve a sentence of death, but the Assembly recently passed a law amending that provision, which His Majesty refused to sanction. He held that the people ought to decide such an important change by a plebiscite or a general election, especially as it was passed only after a heated debate.
Tho Government contended that the change would only bring Siam into line with monarchies where sovereigns do not sign death warrants, but only have the right of pardon.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 256, 29 October 1934, Page 7
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