Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha said today that a “reconciliation committee” comprised of lawmakers, senators and protest movement figures would study ways to amend the constitution.
Following a two-day emergency parliamentary session, Prayuth said he would support revising the charter to solve the problems raised by the pro-democracy movement through compromise and “peaceful” methods.
“Everyone is Thai, and I don’t hate anyone, even whoever accuses me of anything,” he said. “I can listen, and I have to be patient as a prime minister. No issue can’t be solved, so I ask you to trust that we will choose the best solution for our country and not just me.”
He told the parliament yesterday that the process of reviewing changes to the charter would be completed by December.
That’s far from what the protest movement’s been demanding. In recent…
