VARUTH HIRUNYATHEBSeventy-two senators and MPs on Monday asked parliament to seek a Constitutional Court review of three charter amendment proposals including the version sponsored by civil group iLaw before a vote is held. "So any action to allow for the writing of a new charter is deemed unconstitutional," read the motion. He also said the senators were concerned that they would face a malfeasance charge if they voted in favour of charter proposals that were later found to be unconstitutional. He said the iLaw draft, which was supported by more than 100,000 people, was also a cause for concern after the group admitted it had received financial support from overseas. Asked if the move would stall the charter amendment process, Mr Chusak said it would depend whether the court accepted the petition for consideration.

Source: Bangkok Post November 09, 2020 21:33 UTC