Legal team on water to convene on July 8
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Deputy Prime Minister Phongthep Thepkanchana will meet with the government's legal team on July 9, before making a decision if the government will appeal the Central Administrative Court's verdict on the Bt350 billion water-management scheme.
The government has 30 days to make the decision, after the Court ordered an injunction on the investment plan. The government is ordered to conduct environmental impact assessment and health impact assessment before proceeding with projects which may harm the environment and communities.
Phongthep said that the government agencies, which are directly responsible for the projects, will decide whether they want to appeal. But the legal team would give them legal advice on how to proceed.
Chairing the legal team, Phongthep said that no government has the intention to violate the Constitution.
"I have no worry (by this assignment), though many consider this a hot potato," he said.
This week, Phongthep will accompany Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to Poland and Turkey.
