The Constitutional Court must be open and accessible to the public.

Discussion group: Communicating the Constitutional Court to the public, points out that the Constitutional Court must be open, allowing public access, overhauling the large data warehouse, using the website as a channel to explain to the public to understand the decisions in various cases, concerned that the new senators will have influence in giving their opinions on independent organizations, especially the court. The Constitutional Court organized an academic seminar on communicating the (court) constitution to the public, with Mr. Suphap Kleekhajai, President of the Digital Television Association (Thailand), Mr. Jessada Tonawanik, President of the Law Faculty of Asia Graduate School, Mr. Prasong Lertratanawisut, Executive Director of Issara Institute, and Mr. Mongkol Bangprapa, Senior Reporter of the Bangkok Post. Mr. Suphap stated that it must be admitted that the Constitutional Court is also criticized in a political context that is very conflicting, especially during the yellow-red period when there are criticisms in the case of judging politicians elected by the people. The Constitutional Court cannot do anything else but must remain silent because there are rules and regulations. It can speak to the litigants but cannot speak to the public. It cannot give interviews, send Line messages or talk much, which is a problem for the court. There must be a method of communication. For example, in the past, the Court of Justice dismissed cases when people received news that they would definitely sue, which led to the news that the court was bought. Recently, the court has used a channel to post explanations on the website for the public to understand the results. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court has to make a decision amidst the cheers of each side, hundreds of thousands to millions of people. This has added fuel to the fire, causing those in the justice organization to be affected. If it were other organizations, there would be a corporate communications department to give interviews to the media, but the c ourt could not do that. However, before the court could prove it, it was in ruins. He also believed that the court's explanation must be easy to understand and must also communicate to the minority side. Mr. Jessada compared judges to judges who give black, red or yellow cards, and the media must help explain to society. He also believes that there must be a budget for every court, a large database or Big Data for people to search, a long verdict and a mechanism to summarize details. He also believes that the Thai Constitutional Court works hard, so he would like to ask how we can help maintain the system that we have created together, which has both good and bad things, which is normal in this world. However, we must work together to eliminate bad things, develop and benefit the country. He also asks that the court or the media not be blamed because bad politics will make everything bad. Mr. Jessada also saw that the press release must be prepared by someone from the Constitutional Court who has knowledge of law and political science, and must understand the verdict and the decision, summarized in the press release. As for whether the new senators will affect the approval of independent organizations or not, Mr. Jessada said that if it is according to the news that there is collusion, there is a chance, but at least they must be qualified and have the right qualifications. But they must squeeze and expose the people chosen by the senators, which is the morality and ethics of those who will hold the position of judges of the Constitutional Court. He also saw that the media must help expose those senators. Our people are not very strong. Politics is bad in every way. Mr. Prasong said that the Constitutional Court should make its website an important data warehouse, allowing people to search for information and bring up the Constitutional Court's rulings first, instead of posting the opening of various events. Use Word files instead of PDFs or photos. He also saw that the structure of the independent organizati on is a systemic problem. He also mentioned the new senators, which may affect the consideration of the Constitutional Court's approval in the future, amidst rumors that a political party controls the votes of more than 100 senators, which is a frightening matter. Mr. Mongkol suggested that the communication of the Constitutional Court should play a role more open to the public than in the past because the blocking of itself in explaining not only blocks the opportunity to educate the public about public law, but also provides loopholes for the parties who are disadvantaged by the court's ruling to easily distort and reduce the credibility of the Constitutional Court. After the trial, the public should be announced to acknowledge the main reasons, legal principles, and public interest in the ruling, so that society can participate in protecting the court's norms. He also viewed that the acquisition of a new set of senators from news stories that affect the approval of Constitutional Court judges could be a t hreat to society and the credibility of the court during the period when the court's term is about to expire, but before the new set of senators take office, he believes that there will still be many matters to be investigated. Source: Thai News Agency