Two laws invalidated by the Constitution Court
The Constitution Court on Thursday ruled in a unanimous decision to invalidate two coup-sponsored legislations passed by the National Legislative Assembly in 2007.
The two legislations were dropped on the grounds that the NLA did not have a quorum for passing the final readings of the bills.
Under the precedents, the NLA must achieve the quorum at the time of voting for the legislative passage and not just at the beginning of the session.
The invalidated laws comprised the provisions on the conflict of interest, and the two- and three-digit lottery.
The conflict of interest legislation was seen as a deterrent for aspiring politicians because it sought to penalise convicted office holders as well as their relatives linked to the wrongdoing.
The definition of family connections was so broad as to cover 84 tiers of family members and in-laws. The law was dubbed a seven-generation punishment, drawing on the analogy of an ancient penalty of beheading a wrongdoer and all members of seven-related families.
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