"Therefore, it is the people's right to get full information on the promenade project and have a chance to decide on the project. He said the public hearing was improper, as the study team had not provided essential details of the project for communities to consider and did not really hear the people's voices. "The Constitution has secured the people's right to decide on the project that will affect them since the 1997 Constitution. KMITL, he said, should not align itself with the government side, but be a mediator between the government and the people. The interim charter also assured that the previous rights of the people were protected as well," Parinya explained.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 17, 2016 16:18 UTC