BANGKOK, Aug 27 (TNA) – Thailand’s national Ombudsman
has decided to forward a complaint about Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s
failure to recite complete oath to the Constitutional Court.
Mr. Raksagecha Chaechai, Secretary-general of the Office of
the Ombudsman of Thailand, on Tuesday announced the resolution in response to
the petition filed by a university student who claimed the incomplete wording
in the July 16 swearing-in ceremony affected his rights under Section 263 of
the Constitution.
Gen Prayut has been under fire after he omitted a sentence
in the oath-taking which stated in Section 161 of the Constitution that (the
oath-taker) will uphold and comply with the constitution of the kingdom in
every aspect.
The complaint filed to Office of the Ombudsman on Aug 20
states that the incomplete oath of allegiance could lead to the nullification
of the cabinet’s formation and affect the government’s policy implementation
and, thus, violate the complainant’s rights.
Mr. Racksagecha said the Office dismissed other complaints
on the matter because they focused on the incomplete recitation of the oath
deemed unconstitutional.
The Ombudsman’s announcement came just hours after Gen
Prayut and his ministers received print-outs of the King’s speech given on
swearing-in ceremony on July 16. It was
a move seen to correct the gaffe but Gen Prayut and other government officials
refuse to clarify.
However, the matter will be deliberated in a parliamentary
session after the opposition parties called for a debate accusing Prayut of
violating the charter. (TNA)
