The Nation February 20, 2012 1:00 am
The Office of the Ombudsman of Thailand has appointed 10 advisers to study how to improve the Constitution, an ombudsman said yesterday.
Prawich Ratanapian, one of the three ombudsmen, said the 10 advisers were appointed because the ombudsmen were required by Article 244 of the Constitution to evaluate charter enforcement and provide advice on how to improve the charter.
Since the Parliament is about to deliberate charter amendment bills, the ombudsmen took the chance to appoint the advisers.
They include four legal experts - Prof Noraniti Setthabutr, former chairman of the 2007 Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA); Prof Dr Wissanu Krua-ngarm, former deputy prime minister; Dr Bowornsak Uwanno, secretary-general of King Prachadipok's Institute; and Prof Dr Surapol Nitikraipot, former rector of Thammasat University.
Four of the advisers are experts in political science - Prof Dr Sombat Thamrongthanyawong, rector of National Institute of Development Administration; Prof Dr Thiraphat Serirangsan, former PM's Office minister and political science lecturer of Sukhothai Thammathirat University; and Prof Dr Jaras Suwanmala, former dean of Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Political Science and former member of the 2007 CDA.
Prawich said the two other advisers are lawyers - Prof Dr Prinya Thewanarumitkul, vice rector of Thammasat, and Assoc Prof Dr Kittisak Porakati, a law lecturer of Thammasat.
Prawich said the ombudsmen had no conflict with politicians, who have sponsored charter amendment bills.
He said the advisers would compare the 1997 and 2007 charters for drawbacks and strong points and would study proposals of various groups on charter amendments to try to provide reasonable solutions for Thai society.
He said the opinions of the advisers of the ombudsman would be neutral in line with the constitutional requirement on the ombudsman.
He said members of the public could post their opinions on charter amendments for the advisers to study on the website at www.ombudsman.go.th.
Prawich said the 10 advisers would convene their first meeting at 10am on February 29.
Meanwhile, Parliament is scheduled to start considering the charter amendment on Thursday. There are three drafts of the amendment: the Cabinet version, the Pheu Thai
version and the Chartthai Pattana
version.
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