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The Royal Decree is the supreme law?
Thai Rath Edition
23 Jun 2022 5:33 a.m.
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General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Confirm will not cancel the announcement. Emergency decree Despite the government's lifting of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the country has declared 77 provinces as a surveillance area (green) and opened the country to tourists. but claimed that the government still needed to use the Royal Decree
government promulgated
The Nationwide Emergency Decree from March 26, 2020 claims to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The usage period has been extended to 18 times, 3 months each time, but the democratic group believes that
government wants to use
Emergency Decree to prohibit gatherings
or tying legs and feet and covering people's mouths
The promulgation of the Emergency Decree
It is the inheritance of tradition or the power of the coup junta or the succession of popular power from generation to generation that has been going on for decades.
Some junta proclaimed martial law.
is the law governing the country
For many years, Mr. Wissanu Krea-ngam, Deputy Prime Minister
He explained that the Royal Decree could be repealed.
But the law on disease control must be amended.
giving officials more power to control the spread
They also promised to amend the disease control law from 2021, but the story is silent.
The government continues to renew the decree, possibly facing opposition from strong authoritarian parties.
The Emergency Decree was promulgated in 2005 as a special law enacted to prevent and suppress terrorism, especially in the three southern border provinces.
That has been resurfaced since the beginning of 2004 is clearly a law not designed to combat the epidemic.
This law defines
or the definition of the word
“Emergency situation” means a situation that affects public order.
or a threat to the security of the state
or may cause the country or any part to be in a critical condition
or has committed an offense relating to terrorism, combat or war.
Although this decree was enacted by a government that is opposed to the current government But this government felt that it would be appreciated. This decree is special. because it is an authoritarian law Give governments and government officials universal powers without liability. similar to iconography The Royal Decree is the supreme law to govern the country instead of the constitution.
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