Controversial article to remain in new charter
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A constitutional article prohibiting the overthrow of the country's constitutional monarchy and the grabbing of power through unconstitutional means, which almost got Pheu Thai Party dissolved in 2013, would remain in the new constitution despite talk ab
This time around, the drafters did not include the partydissolving punishment in the article, though the penalty will be included in a related organic law instead, drafting committee's spokesman Udom Rathamarit said.
A similar article known as Article 68 was included in the 2007 Constitution. It prohibited individuals from exercising the rights and liberties prescribed in the charter to overthrow a democratic government with the King as head of state or acquire power to rule the country by any means that are not in accordance with the modes provided in the charter.
In 2013, Pheu Thai almost got dissolved for allegedly trying to grab power through unconstitutional means as they proposed to amend the then-charter on the origins of senators.
