Visanu Kreungam, deputy minister on legal issue, said on Wednesday that the public gathering bill has been drafted and will be deliberated by the so-called rubber stamp National Legislative Assembly (NLA) soon.
The royal Thai police was responsible for drafting the bill and has been submitted to the minister for a final review.
Visanu added that he will improve the draft to be suitable to the current political situation that most of the gatherings are politically related.
Currently there are 80 bills at hands of the government. 34 of them have been submitted to the NLA. Of 34, 13 were proposed by the NCPO, and the rest were sponsored by the cabinet.
He also added the Council of State is sorting out the NCPO’s orders and announcements. Some will be revised and drafted into laws.
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