Pheu Thai Party's statement in defiance of high court
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The Pheu Thai Party on Tuesday issued a statement lambasting the Constitution Court for overstepping its mandate to suspend the vote on charter change bill.
The party also urged Parliament to proceed with the final passage of the bill despite the court injunction.
“The Constitution Court has no jurisdiction to act beyond the mandate sanctioned by the Constitution,” the ruling party said in its statement.
The party’s statement argued that the high court had erred in citing Article 68 of the Constitution to order the voting postponement.
Under Article 68, the high court could intervene only after the Office of the Attorney General had found cause to suspect the unconstitutionality of the bill and petitioned for a judicial review.
According to the statement, the high court had no mandate to accept the complaints filed by individuals or organisations which are not set up the organic laws.
The Nation
