Next charter move to be finalised after verdict review
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The government will not decide on its next move towards charter change until a study of the Constitution Court verdict and the individual opinions of the eight judges has been completed, Council of State secretary general Achaporn Charuchinda said on Tues
“The push for charter change should be put on hold pending the study of the verdict,” he said.
The council will outline its recommendations for the government to respond to and comply with the judicial decision following the release of the verdict and individual opinions, Achaporn said.
The high court’s verdict and individual opinions will be released through the publication in the Royal Gazette in the next two weeks.
In regard to the question about holding a referendum to seek the people’s mandate before drafting the charter amendments, he said if the high court were to instruct that a referendum be held, then the government and Parliament were obliged to comply.
Should the verdict state that the referendum was a non-binding judicial idea, then this would hinge on a political decision on whether to carry out the vote, he added.
