THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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NLA chief plans to pass petition on anti-graft law waivers to court

NLA chief plans to pass petition on anti-graft law waivers to court

NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE Assembly (NLA) President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai yesterday said he had received a petition from 32 NLA members requesting a ruling from the Constitutional Court on the legality of the anti-graft law waiving disqualifications prescribed by the new charter.

Pornpetch said he would forward the petition to the court in a day or two. The NLA would inform Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha about the delay in submitting the law to him for royal endorsement, he said.
Pornpetch said he had no idea how long the court deliberations would take, but that constitution-related cases take about one month to resolve.
NLA member Taweesak Sootakawatin said his fellow legislators wished the court to rule on a single point regarding waiver of disqualifications under the charter.
The NLA recently passed the organic law governing the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), waiving disqualifications. The Constitution Drafting Commission had drafted the law in order to allow the NACC commissioners to remain in office if they met qualifications addressed in the charter.
NACC President Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit said he was not worried about the petition by the NLA members and if the court invited him to explain the issue, he would cooperate.
Watcharapol, and some other NACC commissioners have had their qualifications questioned when they were compared to the qualifications addressed in the charter. Though they either lacked qualifications or had areas of disqualification under the charter, they were able to remain in their posts due to the NLA law waiving the requirements.

 

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