PUBLISHED: 11 Apr 2025 at 05: 42
Chaturon Chaisang, a member of the Pheu Thai Party list, is pushing ahead with a bill to overturn 23 orders issued by the now-defunct National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO ).
In the future legislative session, the proposed legislation is anticipated to be submitted for attention.
As president of the legislative committee tasked with reviewing outdated NCPO guidelines, Mr. Chaturon gave an upgrade on the development of the bill on Thursday.
In accordance with government recommendations, the committee has finalized its review of the 23 orders it deemed superfluous or not more appropriate after seven decades of discussion.
He stated,” The act is then available for its second and third observations in the upcoming treatment,” and he is confident that both the House of Representatives and the Senate will vote on it.
Additionally, Mr. Chaturon pointed out that the committee does finally reform up to 55 NCPO purchases, with an extra 22 of which are still pending. These last orders are being resolved through continuous collaboration with various government departments and civil society organizations.
Among the orders that are being repealed are those that violate legal rights, like NCPO Order 49/2014, which criminalized social support. According to Mr. Chaturon, these measures violate the basic principles of the rule of law and the guarantees of the constitution for quiet assembly.
He added that the remaining 22 purchases ‘ richness and technicality have slowed their overturn, as some of them require more restrictive administrative procedures or need new legislation as a substitute.
Mr. Chaturon emphasized the need for ongoing participation between the government, related agencies, and parliament in order to completely destroy the legacy of the NCPO.