Election Commissioner

28 Jun 2016
Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn has attempted to put the kibosh on plans by the UDD to monitor the upcoming referendum.  That much was entirely predictable.  What was more surprising was the legal justification that he gave for saying that they couldn’t do it. He is reported to have said that the Referendum Act did not expressly permit it.  But saying so you can’t do something if the law doesn’t explicitly permit you to do it – that’s complete bullshit. 
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