As expected, Thailand’s military has drafted an interim constitution that gives it a vise-like hold on power and protects it from prosecution if and when another elected government might come to power. When that will be is anybody’s guess. The interim constitution, formulated behind closed doors with no public input and released on July 22, is according to its preamble part of a three-stage process that began with the military takeover on May 22. The second stage, now underway, is to write the interim constitution, establish a national legislative assembly as an interim government, and create a reform council to promulgate a more formal constitution which is supposed to be completed by July 2015. The third stage, presumably to include elections at some point, will assure that “importance will be given to basic principles rather than to democracy only.”
Thai Junta Writes Its Own Insurance Policy
Thai Junta Writes Its Own Insurance Policy
Thai Junta Writes Its Own Insurance Policy
As expected, Thailand’s military has drafted an interim constitution that gives it a vise-like hold on power and protects it from prosecution if and when another elected government might come to power. When that will be is anybody’s guess. The interim constitution, formulated behind closed doors with no public input and released on July 22, is according to its preamble part of a three-stage process that began with the military takeover on May 22. The second stage, now underway, is to write the interim constitution, establish a national legislative assembly as an interim government, and create a reform council to promulgate a more formal constitution which is supposed to be completed by July 2015. The third stage, presumably to include elections at some point, will assure that “importance will be given to basic principles rather than to democracy only.”