Constitution Court decides to review two decrees' status
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The Constitution Court on Monday decided to review the constitutional status of two executive decrees.
Pimol Thampithakpong, spokesman of the Constitution Court, said the court decided to consider the status of a decree allowing the government to obtain Bt350 billion worth of loans for water resources management.
It will also consider the constitutional legality of the emergency decree permitting the government to transfer to the Bank of Thailand of Bt1.14trillion in public debt.
Petitions seeking a judicial review of the decrees were filed by a group of senators and the opposition Democrat MPs. The two decrees will be deliberated as one case.
Pimol said the court required Democrat MP Korn Chatikavanit and Senator Khamnoon Sitthisamarn, who represent the Democrats and the senators who filed the complaints respectively, to submit their written opinions to the court by Friday.
Pimol said Korn, Khamnoon and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra or their representatives will be required to testify to the court on February 15 at 9am.
Pimol said the court would need about 30 days to consider the two decrees. However, he added that even if the court were to rule that the two decrees are unconstitutional, such a ruling would not retroactively affect actions so far taken by government.
Pimol also said he thought the government would not obtain loans before the court makes a ruling on the two decrees.
