Despite heavy criticism, the junta’s constitution drafters have insisted on keeping the death penalty in the organic law on political parties.   On 20 December 2016, Norachit Sinhaseni, spokesperson for the junta’s Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), said that after hosting public hearings on the Organic Bill on Political Parties, the CDC decided to retain the death penalty for politicians guilty of serious corruption, like receiving money in exchange for political positions, reported the Thai News Agency