Constitutional Court rules 2 sections of Nationality Act do not violate the Constitution

The Constitutional Court ruled by a majority vote that two sections of the Nationality Act do not conflict with or contradict the Constitution. The Constitutional Court ruled by a majority vote of 7 to 2 that Section 17 and Section 18 of the Nationality Act of 1965, which are provisions regarding the revocation of nationality of a person who has Thai nationality because he was born in the Kingdom of Thailand to an alien father or mother, do not conflict with or contradict Section 39, paragraph two of the Constitution, which states that the revocation of nationality of a person who has Thai nationality by birth cannot be done. The majority of the Constitutional Court consisted of 7 judges: Mr. Panya Uthachan, Mr. Udom Sittiwirattham, Mr. Wirun Saengthian, Mr. Jiranit Hawanon, Mr. Noppadol Theppitak, Mr. Banjongsak Wongprachan, and Mr. Sumet Roykulcharoen. The minority of the Constitutional Court consisted of 2 judges: Mr. Nakarin Mektrairat and Mr. Udom Rathamrit. For this case, the Ombudsman has filed a r equest for the Constitutional Court to consider and rule according to the Constitution, Section 231(1), whether the Nationality Act of 1965, Section 17 and Section 18, have a problem regarding the constitutionality of Section 39, paragraph two or not. .314.-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency