Thread: House speaker recommends fast-track charter rewrite

He's been taking the ear medicine again.

Pro-communist supporters?

Ruling won't curb bitter political divide - The Nation

Burning issue

Ruling won't curb bitter political divide

Avudh Panananda
The Nation July 10, 2012 1:00 am


Anxiety over the fate of the charter amendment bill and its sponsors has been ramped up by the Constitution Court picking Friday the 13th to hand down its momentous ruling on the case.

The anti- and pro-amendment camps will submit their written closing statements tomorrow - two days ahead of the verdict reading.

However, the outcome of the judicial review will, unfortunately, have little bearing on the political polarisation over the charter change. The judgement is expected to address legal aspects of the bill and not political implications.

The opposing camps are gearing up to fortify their fight. The judicial decision will, at best, shed light on the extent to which charter changes are permitted.

This will please no one, however, because the anti-amendment camp will still aim to block Pheu Thai Party at every step of the way while the pro-amendment camp will not stop short of promulgating a new charter.

Some tough issues are looming and will dominate the political landscape until all sides can mend fences and work out a compromise on the political system.

So long as the rival camps are determined to have their own way regardless of judicial decisions, political volatility will remain and grow worse.

Should the verdict favour the anti-amendment camp, the push for charter change will just change tack to overcome conformity issues.

If the verdict allows amendment of the charter, opponents will continue to sway sentiment in a bid to derail the changes as much as possible.

With both camps trying to outwit each other by manipulating the rulebook, the country will likely be engulfed in fractious politics for the foreseeable future.

Following the verdict on Friday the 13th, the pro-amendment camp will likely have to fine-tune its push for charter change.

Emerging scenarios range from holding a referendum before forming the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA), to kick-start the CDA with a limited mandate in order to comply with constitutional issues, to revise certain draft provisions before the bill's final passage, or to rewrite the bill before a new round of legislative deliberation.

The anti-amendment camp will also adjust its tactics to counter the proponents. The opponents are expected to cite judicial and legislative procedures in order to force the government to yield and abandon, or at least minimise, any rewrite of the charter.

Bickering between the two camps will reach a crescendo in the lead-up to the referendum, which could come either before or at the conclusion of charter rewriting.

Even if the high court dismisses the case as lacking merit for judicial review, or if there is a four-to-four deadlock by the eight justices in forming a verdict, the camps will merely continue to fight in the court of public opinion.

The pro-amendment camp will try to fan anti-coup sentiment to enhance their mandate to overhaul the charter.

While the anti-amendment camp will counter by attacking the ulterior motive - trampling on the rule of law in order to "rescue" fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Come rain or shine, the camps will keep on settling old scores with reckless disregard for the damage inflicted on the country.

Tight security shields judges - The Nation

Friday the 13th

Tight security shields judges

THE NATION July 10, 2012 1:00 am


Things are getting tense ahead of this Friday when the Constitution Court is scheduled to hand down its verdict in the case against the proponents of the government-sponsored constitutional amendment bill.

Concern for the judges' safety is mounting after news of threats to their lives and pressure from certain politicians in power. Police have provided round-the-clock protection for them, and some judges have hired their own bodyguards, according to a senior Bangkok police officer.

Pol Maj Gen Samroeng Suwannapong, commander of Metropolitan Police Bureau 2, said 24-hour surveillance had been established at the judges' houses to protect against any threat to their safety. Police checkpoints are also being set up near the residences "at appropriate times" of the day, he added.

The officer said so far there have been no intelligence reports of imminent threats or violence against the judges.

"The Metropolitan Police have provided protection to all the nine Constitution Court judges, in addition to the bodyguards with military backgrounds hired by some of the judges," Samroeng said.

"Two companies of police have been dispatched to the Constitution Court [already] although the day of the verdict reading has not arrived," he said, adding that police were gathering intelligence to determine whether reinforcements were |needed.

Eight Constitution Court judges will hand down their verdict on Friday after the ninth one, Jaran Pukditanakul, last week withdrew from the case.

The case has been filed against the Cabinet, the ruling Pheu Thai and Chart Thai Pattana parties, |and certain politicians from the parties who propose constitutional amendment. The petitioners accuse them of attempting to overthrow |the country's democratic system of government with His Majesty the King as head of state by proposing |a constitutional amendment to |allow the writing of a new constitution.

Red-shirt supporters of the government have heavily criticised the judges for accepting the petitions for judicial review.

A key figure from the ruling |Pheu Thai Party, Udomdej Ratana-sathien, said yesterday he did not expect the Constitution Court to |rule that the amendment proponents violated Article 68 of the Constitution - an offence that could lead to dissolution of the political parties involved.

"The party's legal team agreed that a ruling like that is unlikely because it goes sharply against the social mainstream," said Udomdej, who is the chief government whip.

He said it's more likely the court will reject the petitioners' case because amending the Constitution to allow writing of a new charter is not an offence under Article 68. Another possible ruling is that amendment to allow writing of a new constitution is not permitted by Article 291, and therefore changes should be made to individual articles, rather than rewriting the entire charter.

"I think this latter verdict would be good [for the amendment proponents]. It would allow constitutional amendment to be done more quickly because there was no need to establish a constitution drafting assembly," Udomdej said.

The chief coalition whip said opponents of charter changes might come up with the argument that amending a constitution that was approved by the majority in a public referendum would first require backing in a similar fashion. He noted that charter changes were done by the previous Democrat-led government without any public referendum.

Unlike Pheu Thai seniors like Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and Chaturon Chaisang, Udomdej said that he did not think a court verdict in the case - whatever it would be |- would lead to violence in the |country.

A source from the Constitution Court said yesterday the judges involved were separately studying the testimonies provided by both sides in the case in order to write their personal judgements. The source said the judges would meet |on Friday morning to discuss and vote on the final joint verdict before it is read in the afternoon.

"The whole process will be completed in one day on July 13," the source said.

Meanwhile, Democrat MP Wirut Kalayasiri, who is one of the five petitioners in the case, said yesterday he was pleased with the two days of hearing of the petitioners, the defendants, and their witnesses last Thursday and Friday.

He said some key defence witnesses had made concessions during the court hearing that would benefit the petitioners' case. For example, former Parliament president Bhokin Palakula admitted that he voted for Thaksin Shinawatra to become prime minister due to his affection and respect for him. Also, Pheu Thai leader Yongyuth Wichaidit admitted that the ruling party and the red shirts work side-by-side to achieve the same goals.

Wirut said he would submit as additional evidence an audio recording that surfaced recently of House Speaker Somsak Kiartsuranont talking about Thaksin's influence over the ruling party.

Wirut called on the parties involved to accept a court ruling |in the case for the country's sake |in the long term. "The court pro-tects the Constitution, righteousness, and the rule of law. Without the court, this country will not survive," he said.

The PT are pissing into the wind. They need someone like AV to jump over the fence and fortify their side with some blue blood.

Red shirt was a dumb colour anyway....we all know the insulated USA cannot associate red with anything but Commies....

PT has time on its side though...as does any political body that is right for the people...one step at a time through the minefield....

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Three more Constitution Court judges asked for permission to withdraw from the bench

These guys are twigging one by one that they are in the cross-hairs of the International Criminal Court reards these thai axis of evil criminal activities, and just how long a reach the arm has

You can't argue with that

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

the camps will merely continue to fight in the court of public opinion.

Err the court of public opinion has already given its verdict in kicking out the thai axis of evil monkey proxy government and democratically electing the PT coalition with Yingluk as the democratically elected Prime Minister of Thailand

You can't argue with that

Pheu Thai prepares for closing statement to court | Bangkok Post: news

Pheu Thai prepares for closing statement to court

• Published: 10/07/2012 at 01:33 AM
• Newspaper section: News

The ruling Pheu Thai Party is preparing to fix flaws in its testimony to the Constitution Court that will rule this Friday on the legality of the government's attempt to change the charter.

Meanwhile, police are providing the court's judges with around-the-clock security.

The government chief whip, Udomdej Rattanasathien of Pheu Thai said his party's legal team met yesterday to prepare for its closing statement before the court tomorrow.

The closing statement will correct flaws in past testimony. They include the confusing account of Parliament President and Pheu Thai MP for Khon Kaen Somsak Kiatsuranont on the formation of a constitution drafting assembly and the third reading of the charter amendment bill, he said.

Pheu Thai Party's legal team would also discuss the closing statement with its coalition parties.

Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi yesterday said Pheu Thai's charter change bid complied with democratic principles and was not aimed at overthrowing the constitutional monarchy as some alleged. He did not expect the court to disband his party.

Deputy Prime Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa said he hoped the verdict would be based on righteousness and justice.

He said that even if his party is dissolved, the ruling is unlikely to affect the government because Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is not an executive of the Pheu Thai Party.

The government could carry on regardless.

Under the constitution, the executives of a disbanded party will be suspended from politics for five years.

Democrat Party and opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said he hoped the court would base its ruling on facts, not influence, and that those involved in the dispute would respect it.

Meanwhile, Pol Maj Gen Samroeng Suwannapong, commander of Bangkok Police Division 2, said police were guarding the court and the homes of the nine Constitution Court court judges around the clock.

They were also conducting intelligence and surveillance work to guarantee their security.

Some judges had hired soldiers for extra security, he said.

Red shirts 'will not pressure court' | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

Red shirts 'will not pressure court'

• Published: 10/07/2012 at 01:00 PM
• Online news:

The government is not concerned about the Constitution Court's ruling this Friday on the legality of the government's attempt to rewrite the charter, Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Nattawut Saikuar said on Tuesday.


Jatuporn Prompan (L) and Nattawut Saikuar (Photo by Kitja Apichonrojarek)

"Whatever the ruling on Friday the 13th, it will make the government stronger.

"Friday the 13th could be a day of joy for some groups of people, particularly the Democrats, who are confident that the ruling might open up an opportunity for them to return to power, but doing it this way would cause people to lose faith in them," said Mr Nattawut, a core member of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD).

He said the red-shirt supporters will not hold rallies to pressure the judges of the Constitution Court, but if the ruling is "negative" the UDD co-leaders will meet to discuss what action they would take to protect "democratic principles and sovereignty".

UDD co-leader Jatuporn Prompan asked red-shirt supporters not to gather in front of the charter court building on Friday.

"I ask the red shirts to come and gather at Imperial Ladprao (the UDD aid centre). The red-shirt leaders will hold a meeting after the verdict is out and will announce their position later.

"I cannot predict the outcome but I've said earlier that the Constitution Court has no power to deliberate this issue and should stop its deliberation now.

"The court should look to redeem itself for the things it has done in the past," he said.

The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Mr Jatuporn to six months in jail, suspended for two years, and a fine of 50,000 baht after finding him guilty of defaming Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva.

The court heard evidence that Mr Jatuporn, at a press conference at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters on Jan 13, 2009, wrongfully accused Mr Abhisit, who was then prime minister, of showing no respect for His Majesty by sitting on a chair of the same level as that of the King when granted an audience.

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Govt has mixed feelings as charter ruling looms

THE NATION July 11, 2012 1:00 am

The Pheu Thai Party is bracing for an unfavourable verdict on charter change, MP Phiraphan Phalusuk said yesterday, while voicing optimism that Friday's decision would not result in a worst-case scenario leading to party dissolution.

"I hope the verdict will bring peace and help the [community] to advance," he said, though conceding there might be a setback for the charter amendment bill.

Phiraphan said in the closing statement, the ruling party reaffirmed that the proposed charter rewrite had not violated the ban against the toppling of democratic rule, as determined by Article 68 of the Constitution. Violation of the ban was tantamount to treason but there was no evidence that such a violation had taken place, he said.

Somjet Boonthanom, one of the five complainants against the bill, said his written closing statement, to be submitted today, would sum up his testimony. He would highlight how the bill was designed to rescue fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. He insisted the first and second readings of the bill could be construed as tangible action to undo the Constitution, rebutting a defence argument the complainants brought up imaginary charges since no actual changes had been enacted.

Another complainant, Varin Thiemcharas, said his closing statement would point out that Parliament had no mandate to form the Constitution Drafting Assembly to overhaul the political system.

Varin said he would also argue that Article 68 of the Constitution has allowed individuals, such as himself, to bypass the Attorney General and put cases to the court.

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Red shirts 'will not pressure court'

I guess big boss and PT told them to shut the fuck up,

and we wonder who is in control of UDD after all the silly rethoric we are hearing from Calgary and DrB

^ What happened to Calgary? He seems to have gone quiet.

Reds await ruling, hint at rally | Bangkok Post: news

Reds await ruling, hint at rally

UDD pessimistic about Friday charter decision

• Published: 11/07/2012 at 02:37 AM
• Newspaper section: News

Red-shirt leaders have hinted at holding a mass rally if the Constitution Court delivers a verdict unfavourable to the government-sponsored charter amendment process.

United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) co-leader Nisit Sinthuprai said Monday red-shirt core members do not expect the court to rule in favour of the charter rewrite bill.

Mr Nisit said red shirt members nationwide had been told to wait for a signal from red-shirt leaders who would decide what steps to take after the court hands down its verdict.

The Constitution Court's judges will deliver their verdict on Friday on whether the government's bill to amend Section 291 of the constitution contravenes Section 68 of the charter, which prohibits attempts to overthrow the constitutional monarchy and unconstitutional efforts to grab power.

The government wants to amend Section 291 to create a charter drafting assembly to write a new constitution.

Five petitions were lodged with the Constitution Court in May asking the court to intervene in the charter change process under way in parliament.

Those lodging the petitions claimed that a section of the bill authorising the writing of a whole new charter was tantamount to overthrowing the country's constitutional monarchy and acquiring administrative power by unconstitutional means.

Mr Nisit said red-shirt leaders had to take a dim view considering the run of unusual developments which took place before the court accepted the petitions.

He said the constitution prohibits such petitions from being submitted directly to the court, and they must go through the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) first.

But the court went on to accept and consider the petitions regardless, insisting it has the authority to do so.

The petitions were submitted to both the OAG and the court by Democrat MP Virat Kalayasiri, Senator Somjet Boonthanom and others.

Mr Nisit said the red shirts had no confidence in the way the court has handled the case. The court erred when it accepted the petitions and therefore its decision on the case would never be legitimate, he said.

He said that since the charter rewrite process was launched, the UDD had regularly held rallies in each province to promote understanding of the charter rewrite campaign among red shirts.

Mr Nisit said if the UDD decides to call a major rally, many people will turn up to participate.

Pheu Thai Party MP and legal expert Pirapan Palusuk said the party had been worried that the court's eventual ruling would be unfavourable to the government.

But he predicted the court's verdict would not lead to the party's dissolution and said the court must take into account peace and harmony in society.

Deputy Agriculture Minister and red-shirt co-leader Nattawut Saikuar said the red-shirt leadership would be ready to spring into action if the court's verdict is unfair to the government.

He said the UDD does not aim to protect the government, but it wants to uphold the principles of democracy.

Former parliament president Pokin Polakul, who testified on behalf of the defence team during the court hearing last week, said the court could hand down four possible rulings:

- That the bill contravenes Section 68 and Pheu Thai is dissolved;

- That the bill is in contravention of Section 68 but the party is not disbanded;

- That the bill does not violate Section 68 because a charter rewrite assembly has yet to be formed;

- That the bill does not violate the section and the court dismisses the petitions.

Phalot Chaloemsaen, a red-shirt leader and head of the Network of Community Radio Protecting Democracy and Justice which is allied with the UDD, said the network's supporters will hold a rally at the Royal Plaza tomorrow and on Friday to prepare for the verdict. If the verdict is unfavourable to the charter change process, they will continue the rally until Sunday.

Court 'putting nation at risk', says academic | Bangkok Post: news

Court 'putting nation at risk', says academic

• Published: 11/07/2012 at 01:32 AM
• Newspaper section: News

Political observers have warned the Constitution Court it risks leading the nation into turmoil as it prepares to rule on the charter amendment case on Friday.

Likhit Dhiravegin, a fellow at the Royal Institute, said it was clear from the beginning that the court had no jurisdiction to accept the petitions against charter amendment for consideration without the Office of the Attorney-General's say so.

Several groups petitioned the court in late May, claiming a section of the amendment bill authorising the formation of a constitution-drafting panel to write a new charter was a violation of Section 68 of the constitution. The petitioners said this was tantamount to overthrowing the constitutional monarchy and an unconstitutional means of acquiring power.

The provision says no person shall exercise the rights and liberties to overthrow the democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State or to acquire the power to rule the country by any means not in accordance with the modes provided in the constitution.

Mr Likhit said if the court rules the charter change push was against the law, chaos would follow. And if the court ordered the dissolution of the ruling Pheu Thai Party, the scale of the problem would only grow.

"The spiralling conflicts will lead to a call for intervention and hence civil war. No court in a democratic society should be doing this," Mr Likhit said.

Verapat Pariyawong, an independent legal expert, said both the defendants and the petitioners had weak points in their statements delivered to the court during a two-day hearing last week.

Mr Verapat said the petitioners did not do enough to back their accusation of an attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy, while the defendants failed to disprove claims that decisions on the future of the draft rested solely with House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont.

He saw six ways the court could rule on Friday. His projected scenarios are:

- The petition is void because it was not tabled through the Attorney-General.

- The petition is void because charter amendment was conducted under parliamentary duty, not by persons exercising their rights and liberties.

- The petition is void because charter amendment is exclusively stipulated in Section 291 of the charter, therefore the court cannot link it to other provisions.

- The petition is void because there are mechanisms to prevent overthrowing the constitutional monarchy.

- The charter amendment is unlawful and must be stopped. But involved parties will not be dissolved because the process was not complete and the move was conducted by the parliament, not the party.

- The charter amendment violates Section 68 and involved parties are dissolved.

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

^ What happened to Calgary? He seems to have gone quiet.

I suspect the lad has been placed on detention or expelled. Either way, it makes a visit to these forums a much more pleasant experience.

he is probably in the jungle fighting for the good cause with the reds,

Originally Posted by Blue water dreaming

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

^ What happened to Calgary? He seems to have gone quiet.

I suspect the lad has been placed on detention or expelled. Either way, it makes a visit to these forums a much more pleasant experience.

There may be some arguments with the modding around here, but I don't think the yellow shirts are involved. Expulsion is a Yellow Shirt tactic...like overthrowing the Government because you can't make your opposition shut up.

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

^ What happened to Calgary? He seems to have gone quiet.

Sshhhh.... It's lovely and peaceful in here without his insanity. The remaining trolls don't even get noticed as blip on my radar now.

Korkaew warns of civil war if court rules against amendments
July 11, 2012

Pheu Thai party-list MP and red-shirt leader Korkaew Pikulthong Wednesday warned that a civil war would break out if the Constitution Court ruled against charter amendments.

But Korkaew expressed confidence that the court would not rule that the amendments were tantamount to attempts to topple the ruling system and violation of article 68.

Korkaew said he expected that the court would rule that the amendments could be done on article-by-article basis.

He said in the worst case scenario, the court would rule that the amendments were efforts to topple the Constitutional Monarchy.

If the court rules in the worst case scenario, a civil war would break out, he said.

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Originally Posted by Gerbil

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

^ What happened to Calgary? He seems to have gone quiet.

Sshhhh.... It's lovely and peaceful in here without his insanity. The remaining trolls don't even get noticed as blip on my radar now.

The 'ignore' button tells me there is a god...and he sometimes has t'riffic ideas.

Thailand steps up security for key court ruling - Channel NewsAsia

Thailand steps up security for key court ruling

Posted: 11 July 2012 2206 hrs


Bangkok skyline

BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday said it was boosting security ahead of an incendiary charter amendment case that could lead to the dissolution of the ruling party, with judges given special police protection.

Deputy Prime Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa warned that Friday's verdict, which threatens to rip open the kingdom's bitter political divisions, "could trigger violence", but said there was no specific threat of unrest.

Nearly 2,000 police officers are to be deployed around the Constitutional Court as it prepares to rule over claims that plans by Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra's party to amend the constitution are a threat to the deeply-revered monarchy.

A verdict against the ruling party could lead to its dissolution, risking fresh conflict in a nation that has been racked by bloody street rallies since huge protests against Yingluck's brother Thaksin helped topple the tycoon from power in 2006.

A small anti-Thaksin rally is expected in front of the court on Friday, but rival "Red Shirts" -- longterm supporters of the fugitive former premier -- are not expected on the streets before the verdict.

Deputy national police chief General Adul Saengsingkaeo said 13 companies of officers would be deployed on Friday at the Court, with Special Branch and Bangkok Metropolitan police assigned to provide security for the judges.

Yutthasak said he hoped the situation would not get "out of hand", but that the military were prepared to step in if needed.

"All Constitutional Court judges will be protected by military officers and on standby for evacuation if the situation deteriorates," he told reporters at Government House in Bangkok.

Two pro-Thaksin premiers were forced from office in 2008 in judicial rulings, making way for the Democrats to take power in a parliamentary vote.

Yingluck's Puea Thai party swept to power last year on a wave of Thaksin support following deadly 2010 Red Shirt street protests, promising to amend the constitution, which was drawn up under the post-coup junta in 2007.

A dissolution of Puea Thai -- which denies any intent to undermine the monarchy -- would not necessitate Yingluck's departure, but other senior members of the party would be stripped of their seats.

The court could also decide to throw out the complaint.

Pavin Chachavalpongpun, of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University in Japan, told AFP said the verdict was unpredictable.

"If you look back at the Constitutional Court in the past few years, you know they can do anything if that is to protect the interest of those who they work for... of the army, of the traditional elite, of the monarchy," he said.

In case of a dissolution ruling, "the supporters of the Puea Thai party would not stay quiet, there could be some sort of coming out in the street", he added.

- AFP/wm

Lawyers Council urges people to stop threatening judges - The Nation

Lawyers Council urges people to stop threatening judges

July 11, 2012 6:36 pm

The Lawyers Council of Thailand Wednesday called for an end to the threats and pressure directed at Constitution Court judges who will be handing down a verdict Friday on the charter amendment bills.

In a statement released Wednesday, the council also called on the judges to make their ruling in line with the Constitution and relevant laws, without any bias, be it based on love, hatred, delusion or fear.

"Some groups or members of certain political parties have either spoken publicly or rallied in a public place to make threats, put pressure or say things to influence the judges to make a ruling that will benefit them and their associates," the statement said.

"When the court makes a decision that benefits them, these people will praise the court as a champion of neutrality and justice, but if the verdict has a negative impact on them, then they will accuse the court of being biased and lacking in justice. The Lawyers Council of Thailand has been following developments about this matter with concern."

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MPs choose to ignore demand for explanation - The Nation

MPs choose to ignore demand for explanation

The Nation July 12, 2012 1:00 am


Members of the House yesterday decided to ignore a Constitution Court order seeking an explanation from them after PAD leader Chamlong Srimuang sought their impeachment for supporting the Charter Amendment Bill.

Pheu Thai party-list MP Police General Viroon Phuensaen said the meeting of 416 House members had decided to ignore the court's order demanding an explanation and it will assign that duty to the secretariat of the House and the legal team.

He said passing the first and second reading of the Charter Amendment Bill was a legal duty of the House members, which cannot be questioned. "The Constitution Court's order is unconstitutional as they interferred in the legislature's duty, so the 416 House members see as appropriate not to send an explanation. However, those who did not attend the meeting yesterday may send a personal explanation," he said.

Deputy Parliament president Charoen Chankomul had earlier said that the Constitution Court had sent an order to the House on July 2, seeking an explanation within 15 days. However, some House members are abroad. So, he would ask the court for 30 days extension.

Meanwhile, PAD leader Chamlong Srimueng yesterday went to the Constitution Court, seeking postponement of its ruling in the case involving the alleged attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy, which is scheduled for tomorrow.

Chamlong said that he would ask the court to delay the judgement as the PAD wants to add more issues to its complaint. First, PAD criticised the guilt of 416 members as personal guilt but it was not specified in the complaint. Also, the PAD wanted to add criminal guilt to the complaint as it only allowed the parliament president to decide whether to proceed with the Charter Amendment Bill.

Chamlong wanted the court to consider these additional issues before delivering its verdict.

However, if the judges decide to deliver the verdict tomorrow, he said the PAD will not oppose or pressure the court.