Prasong voted as chairman of charter writing panel

Former Intelligence chief Prasong Soonsiri is voted on Thursday to be chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee.

Prasong won over another candidate, Akkarawit Sumawongse, by one vote in the first meeting of the 35-member committee.

Earlier Permanent Secretary for Justice Jaral Phakdeethanakul Thursday announced that he would not contest for the chairmanship. He was speaking to reporters before the meeting.

It has been speculated that the Council for National Security appointed Prasong Soonsiri as a member of the committee so that he would win the chairmanship.

Jaral said there was no lobbying for him to withdraw from the contest.

He said he considered himself as lacking seniority and was not well-rounded in politics.

The Nation