Charter court judge assures nation of court’s impartiality

 

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A Constitutional Court judge has assured the public that the court will hand down penalties for contempt of court only when it is necessary, either for the benefit of the parties in a court case or of the court proceedings and only with the approval of two-thirds of the nine court judges.

 

The judge, Mr. Panya Uttachart, offered the assurance after the Office of the Constitutional Court issued a press release explaining the authority of the Constitutional Court concerning criticism of the court’s rulings, which may be deemed to be contempt of the court.

 

The press release said that, from the very beginning, there was no legal provision for penalties for the offence of contempt of court pertaining to the Constitutional Court.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/charter-court-judge-assures-nation-of-courts-impartiality/

 

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Best of luck in your assurance. You have a Mount Everest to climb in changing the general public negative perception of the court's impartiality. First assessment coming soon in the oath's case.  

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Charter court judge assures nation of court’s impartiality

You should do that every 20 minutes.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

A Constitutional Court judge has assured the public that the court will hand down penalties for contempt of court only when it is necessary

Preparing the public to expect to be penalized for criticizing more outrageous decisions. 

2 hours ago, rkidlad said:

Preparing the public to expect to be penalized for criticizing more outrageous decisions. 

Exactly!

This whole new saga is about Prayut and oath taking . One way around would be to disqualify big P, since he has taken full responsibility and elect new PM and all looks fair 

2 hours ago, rkidlad said:

Preparing the public to expect to be penalized for criticizing more outrageous decisions. 

free  speech  rules............

3 minutes ago, BestB said:

and elect new PM

have new  elections with no 250 being chosen before hand would be "fair"

If you have to assure people of your impartiality/neutrality, then you probably already have an issue with your impartiality (or lack thereof).

Zero credibility. Th election was a farce. The EC is a farce. The CC is a farce.

1 hour ago, Chazar said:

have new  elections with no 250 being chosen before hand would be "fair"

why even bother to waste time on things that would never materialize?