TRT ask EC to revamp Nam panel
The Thai Rak Thai Party petitioned the Election Commission on Monday to revamp its Nam Yimyaem panel on grounds for acting unfairly toward the ruling party relating to the alleged funding for small parties to contest the April 2 election.
"The panel has overstepped its mandate to accuse the ruling party of acting like a menace to the national security and the Constitution by clinging to power via unconstitutional means," party's legal adviser Wichit Plansrisakul said.Wichit said his party had four reasons to demand the panel's revamp. The leaks on the panel's report had tarnished the ruling party's reputation and the accused were not given a chance to present defence evidence, he said outlining the first two reasons. The third reason was that some panel members were closed to the Democrat Party, he said. The final reason was the panel might have mistakenly invoked certain provisions to charge the ruling party, he added. He said his ruling party would respect the findings of the revamped panel regardless of the outcome. In a related development, another Thai Rak Thai legal adviser Kuthep Saikrajang submitted addition evidence to the EC charging the Democrat Party for trying to overthrow the democratic rule. Kuthep said he had sufficient evidence to convict and dissolve his rival party. "The Democrats have colluded with the People's Alliance for Democracy to wrongfully invoke Article 7 of the Constitution to replace the prime minister and obstruct the April 2 vote," he said. The Nation
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