Education commission to tackle Abac issue

Some Assumption University (Abac) council members yesterday asked Education Minister General Dapong Ratanasuwan to intervene in the issue, after Dr Sudhiporn Patumtaewapibal last week failed to take up his role as the acting president of Abac.
Dapong, however, said he would wait to see what came out of the Higher Education Commission’s meeting before commenting further.
“I believe the commission will look into the issue fairly,” he said.
He expected the commission to present its recommendations after the meeting.
Abac council member Brother Wisit Sriwichairat insisted that Sudhiporn had the right to be acting president based on an injunction order issued by the Civil Court.
According to the order, Sudhiporn is supposed to replace Brother Dr Bancha Saenghiran. However, Bancha insisted that he was the rightful president.
When Sudhiporn and his supporters tried to enter Abac’s Hua Mak campus last Wednesday, a physical confrontation ensued. The management conflict has dragged on for several months despite the Education Ministry’s mediation attempts