Abhisit slams Pheu Thai for announcement it won't recognise court ruling
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Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Tuesday said he was taken aback to learn that the ruling Pheu Thai party would not accept the judicial decision on the charter amendment bill related to election of the Senate.
"I’m stunned because if we do not respect the authority of law enforcement of each administrative branch, it’s hard to see how the country could function,” Abhisit said in an interview broadcast by the Democrat-affiliated Blue Sky satellite TV.
He was speaking after the 312 MPs and a group of senators announced today that they would not accept the ruling on the charter amendment concerning the Senate. The court is scheduled to rule on Wednesday.
“Pheu Thai party’s announcement today shows that it is above an agency that is authorised by the constitution. The charter clearly states that the Constitutional Court’s ruling is final and binding to all authorities. They reason the ruling party have dared to make this announcement because it believes that having a majority allows it to do anything it wants,” Abhisit said.
Everybody is under the law and Pheu Thai has to be aware of this, he said.
