Jump to content








Election agency can interrogate and arrest suspects under draft bill


webfact

Recommended Posts

Election agency can interrogate and arrest suspects under draft bill

Chanikarn Phumhiran
The Nation
 

BANGKOK: -- The Election Commission is empowered to play the controversial role of interrogator in a draft bill it is working on.

 

According to the draft bill on the Election Commission seen by The Nation, the EC and its provincial officials are authorised to launch an investigation into irregularities and pursue the case in court.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Election-agency-can-interrogate-and-arrest-suspect-30295636.html

 
thenation_logo.jpg
-- © Copyright The Nation 2016-09-19
Link to comment
Share on other sites


According to the article, "This role has been strongly criticised as some political observers claim it could violate a rule on the division of power". 

 

Since when has that stopped the junta or its cronies from maintaining their autocratic stranglehold on Thai citizens? 

 

The so called "people's" Constitution has clearly defined powers for the EC. But, I didn't think these included "power of arrest"! 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...