Thailand Constitution Drafting Committee to consider Senate's impeachment power

By The Nation, 23 November 2015
Thailand Constitutional Drafting Committee (photo credit: Thai PBS)
Thailand Constitutional Drafting Committee (photo credit: Thai PBS)
<p>The Constitution Drafting Commission has been urged to review the proposal to deprive the Senate of the right to impeach political office holders and give that power to the anti-graft agency and Constitutional Court.&nbsp;CDC member General Niwat Sripen said drafters were discussing impeachment via the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and Constitutional Court, as desired by some members.&nbsp;Suriyasai Katasila, director of Rangsit University's Thailand Reform Institute, urged the CDC to maintain the Senate's capacity to impeach.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
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