‘Procedural errors’ in submission of charter amendment to court
THE CONSTITUTION Drafting Commission (CDC) will resubmit a charter amendment to the Constitutional Court today without any essential changes, CDC spokesman Udom Rathamarit said yesterday, adding that the commission had retrieved the document yesterday due
He said drafters would not make any substantial alterations to the document, which would still conform to the outline that the CDC had earlier explained to the public.
Udom’s comments came after reports that CDC chief Meechai Ruchuphan had withdrawn the amended charter from the court yesterday.
The spokesman said the CDC had rushed to submit the document on Monday before the court closed at 4pm, resulting in minor procedural errors.
“An official from the court called and asked that we resubmit the paper. If it is to be submitted by an official, a letter of power of attorney is required. Also, we have to ‘request’ that the Court review the paper, not just submit it,” Udom said.
The CDC on Monday submitted the completed amendment of the charter’s Article 272 that would allow the Senate to vote with MPs in the joint Parliament to choose a prime minister in line with the August 7 referendum result.
According the to the 2014 interim charter, the Constitutional Court must determine whether the amendment was made correctly and in line with voters’ intentions expressed through the referendum.
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