Four ways to reverse law removing current EC members: Somchai

By The Nation 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Outgoing Election Commission (EC) member Somchai Srisutthiyakorn argued today that there are at least four ways to reverse the organic law to remove the current commissioners from office. Somchai was speaking in response to a legislator’s claim that there are only two options.

 

Somchai said the first two options to remove commissioners involve petitions from either the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) or the Prime Minister. 

 

In addition, Somchai added, Section 210 of the Constitution would allow the Constitutional Court to take up the case, although it has not yet come into effect. Lastly, the petition to the Constitutional Court could also be made by the Ombudsman, but only after it was promulgated, Somchai said, citing Section 231 of the Constitution.

 

The comment came after NLA whip spokesman Jate said that there were only two ways to petition against the controversial organic law. One route would involve a petition by the NLA, which was unlikely to happen because the NLA itself voted twice in favour of the bill, Jate said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30320745

 

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