Charter amendment panel member Chinnaworn Boonyakiat on Friday voiced his opposition to a motion seeking a judicial review of two accepted charter amendment drafts.
The motion, signed by 47 senators, as well as 25 MPs from Palang Pracharath — the main coalition party — was widely seen as an attempt to derail the charter amendment process.
It claimed parliament was not authorised to “draw up” a new charter and any attempt to allow the writing of a new one would be unconstitutional, he said.
“I disagree with the motion. I believe the charter amendment bill, which is sponsored by the coalition government, is in compliance with the charter. But the issue is just a difference of opinion,” said the Democrat MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Only two drafts, one sponsored by the government and another by the opposition bloc, were passed in the first reading. Both proposed to…
