28 minuter sedan, skrev Isan Lover:Hej
Här är ännu en ohelig allians mot Juntan bestående av 100 Akademiker och politiker ur dom båda stora rivaliserande partierna, dessa kräver nu sin rätt att fritt få uttala sig om sin syn på Juntans förslag till Konstitution inför folkomröstningen.
Charter group defies regime
Top figures demand right to air opinions
26 Apr 2016 at 04:00
More than 100 academics, activists and politicians from two major rival camps have stepped up calls for the military regime to guarantee them the right to freely express their views on the draft charter during the lead-up to the Aug 7 referendum.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/947569/charter-group-defies-regime
Med vänlig hälsning isan lover
Se där.. ett gemensamt möte och en gemensam skrivelse. Man kan notera några före detta ministrar bland deltagarna bland annat Demokraternas Kasit Primoya (fd utrikesminister), samt från PTP Khunying Sudarat Keyuraph, också en fd minister och "Deputy Leader" för PTP
De höll mötet trots varningar från han som egentligen verkar bestämma, "Big Brother" Prawit. Suthep och Jatuporn verkar även de ligga lite surt till efter sina presskonferenser igår. Ska bli intressant att se hur långt juntan vågar gå i sina aktioner nu.
'Khunying Sudarat said the government should be open-minded and listen to opinions on the draft charter from various groups. In fact, allowing people to talk about the pros and cons would only have a positive effect on the draft charter and the government itself, she said.
Once the government gets feedback on the draft, it can improve the constitution's organic laws, she said. She also said expressing opinions on the draft charter should not be against the law.
Mr Kasit, also a member of the National Reform Steering Assembly, said the government should hold public forums so critics and supporters of the draft charter can hold discussions. Such forums should be broadcast live on both radio and television prior to the referendum, he said.
Before the statement was issued, Gen Prawit said the Referendum Act has come into force and the group must abide by the law which prohibits individuals from holding campaigns to persuade people to accept or reject the draft in the referendum.
Gen Prawit said there might be confrontations and conflicts between opposing sides if they are allowed to freely express their views on the draft charter.
"If you want to speak, just speak in your own circles. No publicity is allowed," Gen Prawit said.
He said he has ordered his legal staff to determine if news conferences about the draft constitution held by former protest leaders Suthep Thaugsuban and Jatuporn Prompan breached the new Referendum Act.
On Sunday, Mr Suthep, chairman of the Muan Maha Prachachon for Reforms Foundation, held a news briefing to declare his support for the draft charter.
This was followed by a media conference by Mr Jatuporn, chairman of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, during which he called for people to watch out for possible fraud in the referendum."
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