Watcharapol said the NACC meeting resolved the issue yesterday, agreeing to submit the explanation to the court, and insisting that the NACC commissioners’ terms do not violate the charter. The Constitutional Court last Friday accepted a petition by some NLA members, asking it to review whether amendments to an approved anti-graft law were constitutional. The Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) had originally drafted the NACC law governing the body, allowing NACC commissioners to remain in office only if they met qualifications or were not disqualified as stipulated in the charter. Watcharapol, and some other NACC commissioners have had their qualifications questioned; they either lacked qualifications or had areas of disqualification under the charter. The Court has required representatives of the NLA, the CDC, and the NACC to submit their explanations by February 5.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 02, 2018 18:00 UTC