a new "1-1-18" timeframe for its work on reform and is set
to establish a committee to foster reconciliation.
NRSA deputy chairman Alongkorn Ponlaboot said
that starting
immediately on Monday, the NRSA will spend a month
drawing up
regulations governing its meetings, and will
also set up 11 committees to
pursue reform initiated by
the now-defunct National Reform Council (NRC).
The
next month would be spent prioritising 37 reform proposals
of the now-defunct
NRC.
The last
18 months will be used to finalise action plans for reform, which will then be
presented for cabinet consideration, Mr Alongkorn said.
The NRSA has replaced the NRC, which was
dissolved after it voted to reject the previous draft charter on Sept 6.
The NRSA's 1-1-18 timeframe fits in with the
government's
"6-4-6-4" roadmap, which outlines the number of months
Thailand needs to work toward elections.
After
six months of charter drafting, four months are needed
to prepare a public
referendum, another six months to draft
the new constitution's organic laws and
the last four months
for election preparations.
Mr
Alongkorn said the 200-member steering assembly
will meet on Tuesday to gather
members' opinions on ways
to bring about national reconciliation.
The views will be forwarded to a joint
meeting on Oct 28 of
the "five rivers of power" -- the National Council
for
Peace and Order (NCPO), the cabinet, the National Legislative
Assembly, the
Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC),
and the NRSA.
Mr Alongkorn said NRSA chairman Thinnaphan Nakhata
and two of his deputies agreed it was necessary to set
up
a committee to foster reconciliation, which would be based
on a report
prepared by a NRC panel chaired by
Anek Laothammatat.
The report studied approaches to promoting
unity and covered
all aspects of seeking reconciliation, including providing
compensation to affected parties, an amnesty and a
truth-seeking process.
Mr
Alongkorn admitted the NRSA's members, who come
from opposing political parties
and groups, may find it hard
to accommodate their different views.
However, he was confident they will work well
together as
they share the same goal of achieving reconciliation.
The chairman wants the NRSA to be a symbol
of unity,
and the starting point of the process itself.
He
insisted there would be not quotas reserved for the posts
of chairmen and
deputy chairmen of NRSA committees
handling the reform proposals by the NRC.
A
screening committee will be set up to select appropriate
people for the posts,
Mr Alongkorn said. Gen Ekkachai
Srivilas, director of the King Prajadhipok's
Institute's Office
of Peace and Governance, agreed with the NRSA proposal to
set up the reconciliation committee.
He
said the report included diverse views from all stakeholders
and should serve
as a model to achieve reconciliation.
Gen Ekkachai added the proposed
reconciliation committee
should comprise members from all walks of life, and
the
committee should not be included in the new constitution.
Former Democrat Party MP Atthawit Suwanphakdi
called
on the NRSA on Sunday to clarify how it planned to
achieve
reconciliation. He also warned the steering
assembly must not pursue national unity through granting
an amnesty,
particularly to those convicted in corruption cases.
Muan
Maha Prachachon for Reforms Foundation secretary
Akanat Promphan said Sunday
the NRSA's primary role was
to complete reform successfully.
It
should avoid mixing reform with reconciliation, which would
affect the reform
process and cause public confusion.
The NRSA should let the NCPO handle
reconciliation
issues instead, Mr Akanat said.
Also on Sunday, Suriyasai Katasila, deputy
dean of Rangsit
University's Social Innovation College, said the joint
meeting
of the ''five rivers'' must prioritise efforts to
achieve reform.
Some
reform tasks were urgent and could be implemented
swiftly through cabinet resolutions,
while others must await
legislation to support them, he said.
''Right
now, we have only seen the government's 6-4-6-4
formula or the NRSA's latest
1-1-18 one, which are only
timeframes.
If details on reforms are not yet firmed
up or prioritised,
reforms cannot get off the ground," Mr Suriyasai said.
''In the end, we'll get only a constitution.
The next government
will take up reforms and we cannot expect much from
it."
News,Politics,Bangkok Post, 19 October 2015.
In my viewpoint,if the reconciliation committee and
the steering assembly raise up ,the
authorities and the
process to get work done without conflict of
interest
should set clearly.
Sincerely Yours.
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