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	More than 50 NLA members have relatives working as salaried aides or experts.&nbsp;</div>
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	Pornpetch explained that there was no restriction on appointing family members as aides, provided the person did not have a criminal record.&nbsp;</div>
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	Asked if paying them a salary from taxpayers&rsquo; money was appropriate, Pornpetch said the practice predates the assembly and was in line with regulations.&nbsp;</div>
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NLA chief defends the appointment of family members

Pornpetch Vichitcholachai, president of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), said Friday that it was understandable that NLA members would want to appoint their spouses or relatives as aides or personal experts as these were the people they could trus