BANGKOK, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's former senator Wibul Chaemchuen has lodged a protest in the National Legislative Assembly against the state security draft which he thinks will breach the country's democracy and international laws.

    Wibul was quoted Tuesday by the state-run Thai News Agency as saying that the state security draft which was pushed by the government of premier Gen. Surayud Chulanont will endow the prime minister and the military absolute powers to cope with national security matters anywhere in Thailand and it is not fit with the country's democracy.

    Moreover, the former senator said the draft under which the prime minister and top military officers will become chief executors of the law should be considered a violation of international principles of justice and a breach of the Constitution as well as democratic rule.

    Practically, he commented, such legislation would not be necessary because there is already an existing emergency decree and martial law currently in force in certain areas of the country by the authorities in charge of security affairs.

    Wibul, a leader of the Lawyers and Academics Front For Human Rights and Peace, said the Surayud government should leave such delicate issues to decisions of the elected government which will be established after the December 23 election.

    National Legislative Assembly member Akkhapol Sorasuchart said the controversial bill of the government which had been earlier postponed from NLA deliberation, is eventually scheduled for its Wednesday session.

    Akkhapol added the security bill should have been deliberated by the NLA previously instead of now. He said the inappropriate and untimely pushing for the bill at this time will only prompt critics to accuse the government of having designs to abuse its powers.