Prayut to return MP election bill to NLA for forwarding to Constitutional Court

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday he is going to return the controversial new MP election bill to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) so that the body could forward it to the Constitutional Court for a verdict on the legality of certain clauses in the bill.

 

“I will soon send it back to the NLA so that they can petition with the court,” Prayut said.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, who is in charge of the government’s legal affairs, asked the NLA on Monday to petition the court as soon as possible so that a verdict could come out early.

 

He said that NLA members could immediately take the case to the court rather than waiting for the PM to send the actual bill back to them.

 

NLA President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai said last week that he would seek a Constitutional Court verdict regarding the constitutionality of the bill only after it was clear that Prayut had not done so and had not submitted the bill for royal endorsement.

 

A group of NLA members had submitted a petition to Pornpetch requesting that he seek a court ruling on the matter on the assembly’s behalf.

 

Their petition pointed to certain clauses in the MP election bill that could be deemed unconstitutional, according to an NLA member who signed the petition. These included a provision that would deprive non-voters of their right to become political officials, and a clause that would allow election officials to assist disabled and elderly voters in casting their ballots.

 

Critics have warned that those provisions could be deemed unconstitutional and cause the next election to be declared void.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30342272

 

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4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Critics have warned that those provisions could be deemed unconstitutional and cause the next election to be declared void.

How very convenient if the wrong people win...

An argument about unconstitutionality from an unelected self appointed entity and its unelected, appointed facilitators. You could not make it up.

Big time waster and the darkness of the sky

20 hours ago, webfact said:

return the controversial new MP election bill to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) so that the body could forward it to the Constitutional Court for a verdict on the legality of certain clauses in the bill.

Meanwhile, The Ombudsman’s Office has asked the Constitutional Court to determine whether the NCPO Order No 53/60 to allow certain political activities required by the new Political Party Act deprives political parties of certain rights and puts an additional burden on them.

As The Ombudsman also agrees that “The confirmation of members imposed by the order is not only a burden but also a deprivation of rights," The Ombudsman alone can petition the Constitutional Court for a decision.

No need to wait for Prayut and the NLA.

Prayut is gaming his own created political system for what must be a delay in the election date.

 

 

21 hours ago, baboon said:

How very convenient if the wrong people win...

What is the Thai word for "sham" ?

1 minute ago, yellowboat said:

What is the Thai word for "sham" ?

Tah-Han....