The nature of the decision by the constitutional court last Wednesday might have been unexpected for many people, as it ordered Prayut Chan-o-cha to cease performing his duties as prime minister while the matter of his 8-years tenure is considered by the court.

 

A legal expert says that, although people may want the answer now, the earliest the country will get it from the court is in 30 days. There is a 15-day window of opportunity for Prayut to submit evidence and documentation to support his case and another 15 days or more for the court’s deliberations.

 

“The constitutional court allows General Prayut 15 days to present whatever he has as,” said Associate

Professor Dr.Jade Donavanik of the Faculty of Law at the College of Asian Scholars, adding “So within 15 days, they might be taking on the legal issues relating to this particular aspect of General Prayut staying for 8 years, whether it is counted from 2014, 2017, or 2019. So, they can prepare. Once General Prayut submits the facts that he sees fit, then I think, in another 15 days, the Constitutional Court should be able to come up with the wording or the decision”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/verdict-on-prayuts-tenure-in-30-days-soonest/

 

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That should give Prawit 30 days to screen test to become the penguin in the next Batman film

53 minutes ago, Reigntax said:

That should give Prawit 30 days to screen test to become the penguin in the next Batman film

Actually I think he looks more like Boss Nass from Star Wars !

Good Morning,

 

What are we waiting for

Thailand !!?? 
Your constitution clearly  says a maximum

Of a 8 Year term served consecutively or separately equaling 8 years  as a

Prime Minister PERIOD !!

anything else only shows rampant corruption and potential Dictatorship !! 
FREE THE THAI PEOPLE !! ALLOW THEM TO VOTE IN THERE NEXT PRIME MINISTER !! 

7 minutes ago, Robert Tyrrell said:

Good Morning,

 

What are we waiting for

Thailand !!?? 
Your constitution clearly  says a maximum

Of a 8 Year term served consecutively or separately equaling 8 years  as a

Prime Minister PERIOD !!

anything else only shows rampant corruption and potential Dictatorship !! 
FREE THE THAI PEOPLE !! ALLOW THEM TO VOTE IN THERE NEXT PRIME MINISTER !! 

Which of course will only have one name on the ballot paper.

The man needs to be out.

Time for a fresh non military start.

I was led to believe, maybe wrongly, that when he took his second term he resigned from the army. If so why is he still referred to as General.

It takes 30 days to count up to 8 starting with 2014? The maths here is worse than I thought! ???? 

15 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

I was led to believe, maybe wrongly, that when he took his second term he resigned from the army. If so why is he still referred to as General.

And his place of residence is owned by ????????

59 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

I was led to believe, maybe wrongly, that when he took his second term he resigned from the army. If so why is he still referred to as General.

Ex military can retain the rank title.

30 Nano seconds is more than enough next will be where has all the money gone ????

16 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Ex military can retain the rank title.

Why is he still wearing army uniform if he resigned?

1 minute ago, MICHAEL DAVID STREET said:

Why is he still wearing army uniform if he resigned?

Still not worn them out, even the seat of the pants!

As far as foreigners are concerned, we have no input into whoever is prime minister or any other minister. Pointless, IMO.

2 minutes ago, stephenterry said:

As far as foreigners are concerned, we have no input into whoever is prime minister or any other minister. Pointless, IMO.

But we still can have an opinion - which is partly what this forum is all for.

Referring to Thailand or the government as a dictatorship, military dictatorship or other such terms will be removed. 

38 minutes ago, sambum said:

But we still can have an opinion - which is partly what this forum is all for.

I prefer to have an opinion on what would affect me, but each to their own, I guess. 

2 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

I was led to believe, maybe wrongly, that when he took his second term he resigned from the army. If so why is he still referred to as General.

Same as expired US Presidents are still addressed as President. What is said sometimes doesn't reflect reality. It's a strange world.

4 minutes ago, stephenterry said:

I prefer to have an opinion on what would affect me, but each to their own, I guess. 

So if something doesn't affect you, you don't have an opinion on it?

And surely, a change in leadership/government in the country you are (presumably) living in could affect you - in numerous ways?

reheated coffee no longer has the same flavor!!

1 minute ago, sambum said:

So if something doesn't affect you, you don't have an opinion on it?

And surely, a change in leadership/government in the country you are (presumably) living in could affect you - in numerous ways?

As I said before, referring to the prime minister, there's probably nothing I could do about it. I'm too old to join rallies nowadays. 

If he resign, he is eligible for next election. If the court decide against him, he can't run in next election. 2 Bahts worth that he will take the former route. In his tiny mind, he still think that his coalition can win and with the help of the appointed senators, he can still be Prime Minister. God forbid. 

1 minute ago, stephenterry said:

As I said before, referring to the prime minister, there's probably nothing I could do about it. I'm too old to join rallies nowadays. 

But you can still have an opinion about something knowing that it has little chance of directly altering anything - nobody is suggesting you join a rally, but by voicing an opinion, you let people know which side of the fence you sit on!

6 minutes ago, sambum said:

But you can still have an opinion about something knowing that it has little chance of directly altering anything - nobody is suggesting you join a rally, but by voicing an opinion, you let people know which side of the fence you sit on!

Is that so. If there's something I could resolve there's no need to worry, and if there's something I cannot resolve there's no need to worry. 

Faster the US can close their factories in Thailand and drop them in other places the better.  Same goes for China. 

Happening across the world all leaders are slowly being replaced. So the NWO can be implemented and all the <deleted> over the last few years can be brushed under the carpet!!

9 hours ago, webfact said:

The nature of the decision by the constitutional court last Wednesday might have been unexpected for many people, as it ordered Prayut Chan-o-cha to cease performing his duties as prime minister while the matter of his 8-years tenure is considered by the court.

Should have all been sorted out with a new PM before his expiry date.

This is the usual "after the event" re-active thing Thailand does best.

4 hours ago, nchuckle said:

It takes 30 days to count up to 8 starting with 2014? The maths here is worse than I thought! ???? 

No that only takes 7 but the remaining 21 is to count the contents of the expected envelopes 

4 hours ago, nchuckle said:

It takes 30 days to count up to 8 starting with 2014? The maths here is worse than I thought! ???? 

There are 3 different dates  2014-2017-2019 . 

Prayut will  for sure Argue in court that he started officially in 2019. 

 

 However, the start date of the eight-year limit remains a key legal question. Is it when Prayut assumed his post in 2014, when the current Constitution came into force on April 6, 2017, or when Prayut was appointed by royal command as PM on June 9, 2019, after the general election in March that year.

4 hours ago, MICHAEL DAVID STREET said:

Why is he still wearing army uniform if he resigned?

He is often seen in the standard (khaki) Civil Service uniform and the formal dress whites Civil Service uniform. Images of him wearing Army uniforms are old. There will be special occasions that he is permitted and expected to wear his former military uniform and that applies to all veterans.