Thailand's revised draft charter submitted for royal endorsement
Xinhua, February 19, 2017 Adjust font size:
Thailand's revised draft constitution has been submitted by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for royal endorsement and will be revealed later, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam disclosed on Saturday.
Wissanu, who serves as the current government's legal expert, said the revised draft charter was submitted on Friday and the king would have 90 days to consider whether to endorse it according to the interim charter.
He noted that revisions made to the draft would have no impact on people in general.
The draft charter was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum last August, pending royal endorsement since last November.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn requested changes to the draft charter pertaining issues on his royal power in January.
The government has set up a 10-man panel formed by legal experts to amend the draft charter. Endit