(VOVworld) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said Monday that he would not allow the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) to establish new centers monitoring fraud in the August 7 referendum on the new constitutional draft.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha (Photo: VNA)

General Prawit said the government already has agencies like the National Anti-Corruption Commission and the Election Commission to do the job and so the UDD will not be allowed to open new anti-fraud centers.

He said the government will take legal action if the UDD persists with its plan.

Concerning the UDD’s intention of sending letters to the UN and foreign embassies to send representatives to observe its centers monitoring fraud, Prawit said the referendum is Thailand’s internal affair and there is no need for international intervention.

On March 29, Thailand’s Constitution Draft Commission announced the new draft constitution, which is expected to be the solution to a decade-long political crisis.

According to the plan, the 105-page draft with 279 clauses will be put to public referendum on August 7.