Charter draft signup ready in 2 weeks, vows Thera

 Thida said the move would pave the way for a speedy re-drafting of the 2007 junta-sponsored charter which the red shirts regard as undemocratic.
 
 Opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva accused both the red-shirt movement and Yingluck Shinawatra of being in the same movement and working in tandem to rewrite the 2007 junta-sponsored constitution. Abhisit urged both the government and the red-shirt movement to come clean on what they wanted to amend and how they wanted to go about doing it. Failing to do so would amount to the government's neglect of its duty to tell the truth to society, he warned.
 
 Udomdej Rattanasathien, chief coalition whip, said yesterday that Article 291 of the 2007 charter would be subjected to amendment, paving way for the creation of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA). Udomdej said he expected the CDA to be elected and selected within four to five months time from now.
 
 The selection process of the CDA will likely be similar to the one which drafted the 2007 charter, Udomdej said, adding it would include representatives from all provinces as well sectoral representatives from academia and other sectors. All in all, there should be about 100 CDA members, he said.
 
Democrat Party spokesperson Chavanon Intarakomalsut said Prime Minister Yingluck should quickly clear the air on what the government wanted to amend and what the process of amendment would be like. The premier should not pass responsibility to the House of Representatives, he said, and stick merely to the comment of 'I don't know' as she is the prime minister.