Civic group opposes draft charter
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A CIVIC group called yesterday for the defeat of the draft charter, claiming that it was flawed and would cause administrative problems.
Kamolpan Cheevapansri led members of the People’s Network of Country Defence to submit their protest letter to Seree Suwanpanont, chairman of the National Reform Council’s law and justice reform committee.
The group urged the NRC to reject the draft charter in its September 6 vote, and gave several reasons for their opposition.
The charter would allow wealthy and influential people to win elections while providing weak check mechanisms, they claimed.
The justice system was ineffective in dealing with the expiration of statutes of limitation and “impregnated with discrimination”.
People cannot file suits with the Constitutional Court but are forced to seek approval from the National Anti-Corruption Commission and the Election Commission, unless they are direct victims.
Problems would arise because many chapters were allegedly written with bias and provided for “dual states” with the establishment of several committees such as the National Strategic Reform and Reconciliation Committee.
“As a result, the government will be weak and corruption will be rife,’’ he said.
