Constitution drafter scoffs at plans by DPM Wissanu’s call for Prayut to return as ‘caretaker’ PM

[webfact]

 

By Erich Parpart

 

Thailand’s embattled Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha cannot take over as caretaker prime minister if other deputy prime minister refused to accept the position as the move would be against the Constitutional Court’s order, a former adviser to the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) Jade Donavanik said.

 

“The court ordered to suspend your premiership duty but then you come back as caretaker prime minister? How would that be any different from being a prime minister?” he asked rhetorically while on a television program.

 

“I do not think that it would be possible,” Jade added.

 

Jade was one of the advisors for the 2017 CDC that drafted the charter which has been at the centre of debate over the past few months, especially on Article 158 that forbids anyone from holding office for more than 8 years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/43348/constitution-drafter-scoffs-at-plans-by-dpm-wissanus-call-for-prayut-to-return-as-caretaker-pm/

 

-- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-08-25

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more!

[Snig27]

I think everybody with any grasp knows that these cretins, crooks and scumbags will do anything they can to avoid handing the country back to the people who actually own it - the people of Thailand. 

[Mavideol]

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

“I do not think that it would be possible,” Jade added.

IMPOSSIBLE not Thai   555 ..... his legal team is working hard to find the flaw and I really hope they won't succeed

[chuang]

By hook or by crook..

[Thailand]

The plan all along?

[BangkokReady]

Quote

Constitution drafter scoffs at plans by DPM Wissanu’s call for Prayut to return as ‘caretaker’ PM

Just to confirm, these plans were made by someone's call for Prayut to be caretaker PM?  That sounds interesting.  I thought only humans and some animals could make plans.

[NoshowJones]

The unelected, now suspended PM has been a caretaker PM for the last 8 years, backed by soldiers and guns he has always been taking care of himself.

[sammieuk1]

If he stops dying his hair he could come back incognito as uncle grey ???? 

[The Hammer2021]

Toilet caretaker but would he have the  ability

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Jade was one of the advisors for the 2017 CDC that drafted the charter which has been at the centre of debate over the past few months, especially on Article 158 that forbids anyone from holding office for more than 8 years.

So why is it such a problem to get Prayut out of office.

Is he bigger than the constitution, or does he own it?

[zzaa09]

15 hours ago, chuang said:

By hook or by crook..

By coup or unwavering and favoured royal appointment. 

Historically , how it's always worked. 

The system is laid out for Ammat......not the good people.

[zzaa09]

24 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

So why is it such a problem to get Prayut out of office.

Is he bigger than the constitution, or does he own it?

Yes. And yes.

[anchadian]

I'll be back:

The Thai PM’s Future Is in the Hands of a Favorable and Predictable Court

The country’s Constitutional Court may choose to dismiss Prayut Chan-o-cha from office, but it won’t dismantle the structure of power that he represents.

After Wednesday’s Constitutional Court ruling, Prayut Chan-o-cha stepped down as Thailand’s prime minister, giving way to caretaker Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, who has, since the planning of the May 2014 coup that brought them both to power, been his deputy. Long regarded as the architect of the military-backed putsch, Prawit takes the helm tarred by past scandals, sporting a poor image with the Thai public, and having been associated with a government that has been hounded by protests and political upheaval.

 

https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/the-thai-pms-future-is-in-the-hands-of-a-favorable-and-predictable-court/

[Artisi]

16 hours ago, chuang said:

By hook or by crook..

Definitely by crook..... 

[anchadian]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

I'll be back:

The Thai PM’s Future Is in the Hands of a Favorable and Predictable Court

The country’s Constitutional Court may choose to dismiss Prayut Chan-o-cha from office, but it won’t dismantle the structure of power that he represents.

After Wednesday’s Constitutional Court ruling, Prayut Chan-o-cha stepped down as Thailand’s prime minister, giving way to caretaker Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, who has, since the planning of the May 2014 coup that brought them both to power, been his deputy. Long regarded as the architect of the military-backed putsch, Prawit takes the helm tarred by past scandals, sporting a poor image with the Thai public, and having been associated with a government that has been hounded by protests and political upheaval.

 

https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/the-thai-pms-future-is-in-the-hands-of-a-favorable-and-predictable-court/

 

In the @Diplomat_APAC

I challenge almost every commentator on the Constitutional Court's pending Prayut case. I say the debate over term limits is a sideshow. The real issue is the Court itself, a brittle institution openly hostile to democracy. #Thailand

 

https://twitter.com/markscogan/status/1562949272735465472

 

[Mavideol]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

So why is it such a problem to get Prayut out of office.

Is he bigger than the constitution, or does he own it?

the second one  555

[Caldera]

He had his own constitution drafted and forced the Thai population to accept it quite literally at gunpoint.

 

Yet apparently it escaped his attention that such a limit was imposed on him.

 

Good riddance (hopefully, for good).