Constitutional Court rejects Campaign for Democracy petitions

MGR Online•Society•10d ago

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The Constitutional Court unanimously rejected two petitions filed by the Campaign for Democracy regarding election ballot markings and the NBTC Chairman's position.

•Metha Maskhao, Secretary-General of the Campaign for Democracy (CD), submitted over 5,000 pages of documents to the Constitutional Court.
•The Constitutional Court unanimously declined to accept two petitions: one regarding barcodes/QR codes on election ballots and one regarding the NBTC Chairman.
•The court's reason for rejection was that the petitioner was not a direct injured party and no direct violation of rights or freedoms was evident.

Overview

•Metha Maskhao, Secretary-General of the Campaign for Democracy, submitted over 5,000 pages of documentation to the Constitutional Court.
•The Constitutional Court issued a unanimous resolution not to accept two petitions for consideration.
•The Constitutional Court reasoned that Metha Maskhao was not a direct injured party and did not show direct infringement of rights or freedoms.
•One petition alleged that the use of barcodes and QR codes on election ballots was illegal and not specified in the TOR.
•Metha Maskhao cited Section 96 of the Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives 2018, which prohibits intentional markings on ballots.
•The second petition alleged that the Prime Minister and the former President of the Senate failed to perform their duties regarding the NBTC Chairman's refusal to leave office.
•Metha Maskhao stated that if the court had accepted the case, the Prime Minister and President of the Senate would face allegations of serious ethical violations.

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Key Entities

Person

Metha Maskhao(เมธา มาสขาว)

Secretary-General of the Campaign for Democracy who filed petitions with the Constitutional Court.

Prime Minister(นายกรัฐมนตรี)ℹ️

An individual accused by the Campaign for Democracy of neglecting duties regarding the NBTC Chairman.

President of the Senate(ประธานวุฒิสภา)ℹ️

An individual accused by the Campaign for Democracy of neglecting duties regarding the NBTC Chairman.

Organization

Campaign for Democracy(คณะกรรมการรณรงค์เพื่อประชาธิปไตย)ℹ️

An organization led by Metha Maskhao that filed legal petitions regarding election and governance issues.

Constitutional Court(ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ)ℹ️

The judicial body that unanimously rejected the petitions filed by the Campaign for Democracy.

NBTC(กสทช.)

The organization whose chairman was the subject of a petition regarding his refusal to leave office.

Law

Organic Act on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives 2018(พระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญว่าด้วยการเลือกตั้งสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎร พ.ศ. 2561)

The law cited by Metha Maskhao, specifically Section 96, regarding the prohibition of marks on election ballots.