The materials came from the people who did not want the draft charter to be promulgated, Mr Amorn said. Amorn WanichwiwatanaSection 67 of the draft charter required the government to support and protect Buddhism and other religions, he said. The materials clearly distorted the content of the draft charter and would influence the decisions of eligible voters, Mr Amorn said. A spokesman of constitution writers has accused politicians in four southernmost provinces of lying to voters when they told them the charter would promote Buddhism at the expense of other religions including Islam. He said the two-minute clip and the text in Thai language saying the draft would make Buddhism prevail at the expense of other religions and affect Islamic activities were a lie.

Source: Bangkok Post July 29, 2016 09:31 UTC