Somchai challenges the law to “set zero” on EC

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Somchai challenges the law to “set zero” on EC

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A member of the Election Commission (EC) has challenged a proposal of the National Legislative Assembly’s panel tasked with the drafting of an organic law regarding the EC to “set zero” or to replace the entire 5-member commission.

 

Posting an opinion in his Facebook page, Mr Somchai Srisutthiyakorn raised four questions from the EC regarding the controversial proposal from the NLA’s panel.

 

1. Is issuing a law which has retroactive effect in a way which has ill effects on people against the rule of law? Was there any such law which was promulgated in the past? Can this be a good model for a state which is ruled by the law?

 

2. Why four of the five election commissioners who are highly qualified and have gone through the screening process have to be removed because of the claim that the EC jobs are highly responsible and the commissioners must be highly qualified so the incumbents have to be removed?

 

3. The B.E. 2550 Constitution clearly specifies that the terms in the office of each EC member are specific for each individual like members of the other independent organization. If any member of the EC is dead, dies or retires, the newcomer’s term is seven years and not the rest of the term of the predecessor.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/somchai-challenges-law-set-zero-ec/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-06-05

[Srikcir]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Mr Somchai Srisutthiyakorn raised four questions from the EC regarding the controversial proposal from the NLA’s panel.

There is only one answer to all of Somchai's four questions.

The Prayut government has absolute power to do whatever it wants - retroactively, prevailing and prospectively. 

Somehow Somchai thought the EC was protected by the rule of law, forgetting it's just a roll of toilet paper to the junta. And the EC will be getting a good wipe.