"When everything is ready ... the organic laws are ready, I will lift the ban and by lifting the ban, I mean I will do it step by step," he said. But politicians say I should use Section 44 to speed up the organic laws. Political parties have been highly critical the regime's delay in lifting the political ban. One of their concerns is the deadline for parties to file updated membership reports within 90 days of the organic law on political parties coming into effect. These provisions deal with fees, membership and steps in forming new political parties.

Source: Bangkok Post December 12, 2017 23:37 UTC