Interim Constitution approved by royal command
His Majesty the King has signed the interim Constitution, TV pool announced Sunday.
The interim charter takes effect on October 1 until a new constitution is drafted and signed by His Majesty the King.
The royal command, which was announced on TV pool at 9:29 am, states that the Council for Democratic Reform staged the coup to annul the previous charter, which was full of loopholes, so that a new charter could be drafted so His Majesty approved the interim charter pending the drafting of a new one. CDR leader Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin Sunday morning forwarded the name of Gen Surayud Chulanont for a royal command for the appointment as the interim prime minister. A ceremony for Surayud to receive the royal command will be held at Government House at 4:45 pm. Among other things, the interim charter absolves the CDR for staging the coup. The amnesty is granted I Article 37, which states that the CDR and the military will not be legally accountable for the overthrow of prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The amnesty covers "all actions committed to take over power and control on September 19 by the Council of Democratic Reform as well as other accomplices who have been assigned by the head of the CDR," the constitution says. The Nation
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