Court hears views of both sides in complaint over EC rules on expression of opinion
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016
The Supreme Administrative Court yesterday summoned the concerned parties in a complaint asking it to consider revoking the Election Commission’s (EC) announcement on regulations governing the expression of opinion on the upcoming referendum, in order to
With 20 days to go before we vote, all we are hearing is that Article 61 of the Referendum Act forbids dissemination of “false”, “rude”, “inciting”, or “intimidating” messages about the constitution draft and the referendum. The storm over the vote has al
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the law governing the upcoming referendum on the charter draft is constitutional. But that won’t stop critics from claiming it’s far from undemocratic.
The Constitutional Court has set next Wednesday as the date for a ruling on whether the second clause of Article 61 of the referendum law can be considered unconstitutional.
Shock over do-gooder’s arrest for violating referendum law
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2016
THE arrest of Jirapan Tanmanee, chairperson of the Rathawat Tanmanee Fund for the Rights of Autistic People, has come as a shock to many, especially those who were not aware of the public referendum law that went into effect on April 22.