Constitutional Court declares controlled area on verdict day for 2 major cases

Internal Affairs


Constitutional Court, The Constitutional Court has declared a controlled area for the consideration of the case to dissolve the Move Forward Party and the qualifications of the Prime Minister on August 7 and August 14 to maintain safety and peace and order. Only the parties involved are allowed to listen to the reading of the verdict and ordered the office to provide channels to facilitate the hearing of the verdict.

Reporters reported that the Constitutional Court held a meeting to discuss important cases and issued a news document stating that the Constitutional Court had scheduled a reading of the verdict in the case of dissolving the Move Forward Party on Wednesday, August 7, and the case of the qualifications of Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, on Wednesday, August 14, in order to maintain peace and order in the area of ??the Constitutional Court, protect public interests, and ensure that the court’s proceedings are smooth and efficient, the Constitutional Court has issued the following orders: Onl
y the petitioner, the defendant, the authorized representative or the proxy, or the person permitted by the Constitutional Court, including officials on duty, must be in the courtroom to listen to the reading of the Constitutional Court’s verdict on the said date, and the Office of the Constitutional Court must provide a channel for listening to the reading of the Constitutional Court’s verdict to facilitate the public and the media.

The Constitutional Court also announced the designation of the area or designated area for the Constitutional Court and the Office of the Constitutional Court to use as a place of work to maintain security and peace and order as follows: Wednesday, August 7, 2024, from 00.01 to 23.59 (after midnight on August 6) for the reading of the verdict in the case of the Election Commission or EC requesting the Constitutional Court to consider and rule to order the dissolution of the Move Forward Party.

And on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, from 00.01 to 23.59, for the reading of the verdic
t in the case in which the Senate President sent a petition to the Constitutional Court to rule on whether the ministerial status of Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, and Mr. Pichit Chuenban, Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, has ended individually according to the Constitution, Section 170, Paragraph 1 (4), in conjunction with Section 160 (4) and (5) or not.

Source: Thai News Agency