The Constitutional Court has given the junta a week to explain its order last December for political parties to reconfirm every member and demand membership fees. (File photo)The Constitutional Court has given the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) until next Friday (May 11) to provide an explanation on its controversial order on political party affairs. Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday said the NCPO had asked the court for more time to prepare an explanation. Initially, the court did not ask for opinions from the NCPO, but it did from other agencies, Mr Wissanu said. The Office of the Ombudsman decided to seek a court ruling on whether the order violates the charter, based on the two parties' petitions which were filed separately.

Source: Bangkok Post May 04, 2018 00:56 UTC