Court Dismisses Petition Against PM Anuthin Over Broadcast Chief Appointment
Thailand's Constitutional Court rejected a petition challenging Prime Minister Anuthin's role in appointing the NBTC chairman, finding the petitioner failed to demonstrate direct injury from the alleged violation.
On September 10, 2569 (2026), Thailand's Constitutional Court issued a unanimous decision to reject a petition filed by Metha Maskhao, acting secretary of the Campaign for Democracy Committee (CDC), challenging the appointment under Article 213 of the Constitution. The petitioner alleged that Dr. Sorin Bunyabaichaipruk, chairman of the NBTC, along with the NBTC acting secretary, Prime Minister Anuthin Charnveerakul, former Prime Minister Phatthonthaen Shinawat, former and current Senate secretaries, and the Senate president, collectively failed to enforce the law in violation of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Act of 2010. The petitioner claimed this breached Articles 3, 6, 180, and 182 of the Constitution and violated his rights through misuse of state power.
The Constitutional Court found that the petitioner's claims and supporting documents did not demonstrate that Metha had directly suffered any injury or damage from the respondents' actions. The court ruled that the petition did not meet the criteria, procedures, and conditions set out in the Constitutional Court Procedure Act of 2561 (2018), Article 46. Consequently, the petitioner was deemed ineligible to file the petition under Article 213 of the Constitution.
