(Bangkok Post file photo)The Constitution Drafting Committee is unlikely to set up a joint panel to thrash out any constitutional flaws in the organic bill on criminal procedures for holders of political positions, CDC chairman Meechai Ruchupan says. He had yet to find any content in the bill, passed by the National Legislative Assembly last Thursday, which defied the charter. Downplaying concerns the organic bill will be problematic in practice, Mr Meechai said some judges may attach themselves too much to present court procedures. He insisted the bill does not trample on the basic rights of suspects who are political post-holders to a fair trial. Leading Pheu Thai Party members have protested against the organic bill which could see four suspended cases against fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra resumed.

Source: Bangkok Post July 19, 2017 22:07 UTC