Top court may start discussing Gen Prayut’s case next week

Wissanu: 'No fixed time frame'
Wissanu: ‘No fixed time frame’

The Constitutional Courtroom may start deliberating suspended prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s case regarding the start of their eight-year tenure next week, according to Deputy Perfect Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

Mister Wissanu said yesterday that, generally, there is no fixed time frame for the court’s deliberations, although that policy might not be applied to this case.

This individual said next Wed is the deadline pertaining to parties involved in the situation to submit claims to the court, as well as the court may start deliberating that day or the following day.

It is not known whether or not it will finish in a single day, he mentioned.

Questioned whether Deputy Leading Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who serves as acting PM, has the expert to reshuffle the particular cabinet, Mr Wissanu said in theory he can.

Nevertheless , in reality there are several elements that need to be taken into consideration, he added.

The Constitutional Court decided on Aug 24 to postpone Gen Prayut since prime minister until it hands down its ruling on his phrase limit. The suspension order followed the court’s decision to accept an opposition request asking it in order to rule on Style Prayut’s eight-year period.

Pornpit Phetcharoen, secretary-general of the home of Representatives, said yesterday the secretariat of the House has already submitted the minutes of the Constitution Drafting Committee’s (CDC) 501st meeting to the court.

The courtroom ordered the secretariat to forward the minutes of the conference that occurred on Sept 11, 2018. The office of the court said the CDC’s 501st meeting was held to approve the minutes of the 500th meeting on Sept 7, 2018.

The a few minutes of the 501st conference relate to the court’s consideration of the petition for it to principle on whether the leading minister’s time in workplace was already up.

According to media reports, former CDC head Meechai Ruchupan said during the 500th meeting that Style Prayut’s tenure started, before the promulgation from the present constitution upon April 6, 2017.

Gen Prayut was installed as PM on Aug 24, 2014, under a provisional metabolic rate enforced after he or she led the coup on May 22, 2014.

If his period began then, it will have ended on Aug 24 this year. The constitution limitations the tenure of a PM to 8 years.

But if the tenure has been interpreted as beginning when the present cosmetic was promulgated within 2017, Gen Prayut could stay in strength until 2025, supplied he agrees to operate for re-election as premier by parliament after the election expected in the middle of next year.