PM wipes clean legal hurdles over NACC boss
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Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday that the prime minister had relied on his absolute power under Article 44 of the junta-imposed interim constitution to remove the legal snags related to the selection of the National Anti-Corruption C
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, in his capacity as chief of the National Council for Peace and Order, issued an order to dismiss Panthep Klanarongran so as to select a new chairman and seek royal endorsement for the replacement along with five other NACC members in one go.
There had been a legal debate about the NACC members not being eligible to select a new chairman because they have not yet been royally endorsed.
The NACC had earlier issued an order allowing Panthep to continue as chairman without indicating when he would step down.
To remove this legal hurdle, Prayut had to remove Panthep and get the five new NACC members to meet with the remaining members to select a replacement.
The five new NACC members are not allowed to discuss other subjects.
