<p>Election Commissioner Sodsri Sattayatham says that it is entirely up to the Political Party Registrar to decide whether he will resubmit the dissolution case against the Democrat Party, as the EC has no such authority. A red-shirt leader plans to file charges against the Political Party Registrar for malfeasance.</p>
By Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation |
<p>Nowadays, the failure of one public institution after another is disillusioning more and more Thais - something that could turn Thailand into a dysfunctional society or a failed state.</p>
<p>On 17 April, Election Commissioner Sodsri Sattayatham commented on the vote of Apichart Sukhakkhanon, Chair of the Election Commission, not to dissolve the Democrat Party in contrast to the other four commissioners.</p>
<p>She said that Apichart wore two hats, as the Chair of the EC and as the Registrar of Political Parties. As Registrar, he had appointed a 9-member working committee to deal with the Democrat case on his behalf.</p>