Bangkok, The EC chairman said that the legal advisory board will be adjusted as appropriate, and it is not related to “Surapol” being a witness in the Move Forward Party dissolution case.
Mr. Ittiporn Boonprakong, Chairman of the EC, said about the EC’s adjustment of the legal advisory board, which included Mr. Surapol Nitikraipot, a witness in the Move Forward Party dissolution case, that the EC had already explained that during this time, other committee members had resigned. The EC had regulations on appointing individuals to be committee members and subcommittees, and it was time to review who should hold positions on various committees. It was probably just the right time, so they were linked.
When asked again whether it was not because Mr. Surapol disagreed with the EC and used secrets to help the other party, Mr. Itthiporn said it was not a secret because academic legal opinions were something we did not intend to interfere with anyway. Since the EC has a subcommittee in any area, whenever the EC ha
s an issue, it can ask for opinions. When opinions are given, it is not binding for the EC to follow, but when opinions are useful, they are used in the consideration. EC..
Source: Thai News Agency