Ex-Pheu Thai MP sceptical about charter drafters
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A former Pheu Thai Party lawmaker yesterday expressed concern that the new charter may not be democratic and fails to bring about reconciliation, judging by the people named on the Constitution Drafting Committee.
Former Pheu Thai Lop Buri MP Amnuay Khlangpha urged National Reform Council deputy chairman Borwornsak Uwanno to ensure that the new charter would bring about national reconciliation as stated by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
“We would like to see public participation and also take part in the decision making. The new charter should reflect true democracy,’’ he said.
He urged the National Anti-Corruption Commission to check how military members of the Prayut Cabinet amassed hundreds of million of baht in wealth. “I believe they may have earned income from land deals,’’ he alleged.
However, People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) spokesman Akanat Promphan supported the newly elected charter drafters recruited under the quota of the National Legislative Assembly and the National Reform Council.
He said although the group of elected charter writers had been criticised for lacking diversity, he believed they were knowledgeable and competent to write the new charter.
He said the PDRC would now start checking the Prayut government on its implementation of reform.
To mark the first anniversary of the PDRC protests, the group will also organise a group ordination under the project to make merit for His Majesty the King and those who lost their lives during the PDRC rallies over the past one year.
He said Phra Suthep Thaugsuban would continue to be in the monkhood for at least 204 days, the total number of days the PDRC rallied to overthrow the Yingluck government. He added the monk may or may not leave the monkhood after completing 204 days in February.
