The comment followed an allegation that the nomination of the two new election commissioner candidates from the Supreme Court, as required by the new organic law, could be unconstitutional. In choosing the two successful candidates, the Supreme Court reportedly conducted two meetings in which 95 per cent of the 176 judges participated. Only judges deemed eligible to vote could participate and prior to the nomination process they discussed how to conduct open voting. The six vice presidents of the Supreme Court at the meeting agreed that the vote had been conducted in an “open” manner. However, it was the NLA’s job to ensure the nomination process was legitimate before submitting the list for royal endorsement, Wissanu said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 08, 2017 18:06 UTC