Chief constitution drafter Meechai Ruchupan insists that the ban on political parties must be lifted because his organic laws are in place. The ban on political parties that has been in effect since shortly after the May 2014 coup could be lifted in a few days, according to Constitution Drafting Committee Chairman Meechai Ruchupan. The government has come under increasing pressure to lift the ban after an organic law on political parties took effect on Saturday when it was royally endorsed and published in the Royal Gazette. "It's puzzling to us which one takes precedence -- the organic law or the NCPO's power to ban political parties?" The political parties or the NCPO?"

Source: Bangkok Post October 09, 2017 21:45 UTC