Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday petitioned the Constitutional Court to rule on whether the Section 44 order issued by the prime minister to amend the organic law on political parties violates the constitution. Abhisit: No input soughtMr Abhisit submitted the petition to the court via the Office of the Ombudsman, in the hope of having the order revoked. Moreover, the order was issued to amend the organic law, with no feedback or opinions sought from concerned parties, Mr Abhisit said. Further, the order does not allow documents to be sent electronically and only party leaders can endorse party members' qualifications, Mr Abhisit added. Failure to confirm their membership within 30 days will cause party members to lose their status.

Source: Bangkok Post January 23, 2018 21:22 UTC