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Constitution Court dissolves People Power Party
The Nation Dec 2 2008 (approx 12:50 pm)
The Constitution Court dissolves People Power Party and ban its executive board members for five years.
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Charter court dissolves Matchima Thipataya
The Nation Dec 2 2008 (approx 1 pm)
The Constitution Court unanimously dissolves Matchima Thipataya Party and banned its executive board members from politics for five years.
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Charter court rules to dissolve Chart Thai Party
The Nation Dec 2 2008 (approx 1:05 pm)
The Constitution Court on Tuesday ruled 8 to 1 to dissolve Chart Thai Party and ban its executive board members for five years.
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BBC: Top Thai court bans ruling party
BBC Dec 2 2008 (approx 1:10 pm)
Thailand's constitutional court has dissolved the governing People Power Party (PPP) saying there had been vote fraud during the last election.
The party's leaders, including Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, were also banned from politics for five years.
But, under the constitution most of its MPs can keep their seats under another party name, and should be able to form another government, correspondents say.
Earlier, an anti-government protester was killed at a Bangkok airport.
Local television reported that a grenade had been fired at Don Mueang airport, the capital's domestic hub, which has been occupied by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) since last week.
The PAD accuses Mr Somchai's government of being corrupt and hostile to the much-revered monarchy, and demands they resign.
They also accuse him of being a proxy of his brother-in-law, exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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AP: Court dissolves Thai government for election fraud
Associated press Dec 2 2008 (approx 1:05 pm)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Thailand's Constitutional Court has dissolved the main ruling party and banned the prime minister along with 36 party executives from politics for 5 years.
The ruling sinks Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's government, which has faced strident protests for months seeking its ouster.
The court found the People's Power Party and its executive members, including Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, guilty of electoral fraud.
Tuesday's ruling raises hopes that thousands of anti-government protesters will end their siege of the country's two main airports.
Constitutional Court President Chat Chalavorn said the "court has decided to dissolve the party to set a political standard and an example."
He said "dishonest political parties undermine Thailand's democratic system."
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Thai ruling party ordered dissolved
Al Jazeera Dec 2 2008 (approx 1:15 pm)
Government supporters had surrounded the court to try to stop the hearing [EPA]
Thailand's Constitutional Court has ordered the dissolution of the ruling People Power party for electoral fraud.
The court also ruled on Tuesday that Somchai Wongsawat, the prime minister, and 36 other party members be banned from politics for five years.
Chat Chonlaworn, the head of the nine-judge court panel, said "as the court decided to dissolve the People Power party, therefore the leader of the party and party executives must be banned from politics for five years".
"The court had no other option," he said.
The court had earlier changed venues for the hearing after hundreds of government supporters surrounded the building to try to stop the hearing.
Also on Tuesday, a coalition of Thai business groups urged the ruling party to step down as a way of defusing the political crisis.
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking also called on the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) to end its "illegal" blockade of Bangkok's airports and said the government should call a snap election.
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Bloomberg: Thai Court Rules to Disband Ruling Party, Somchai Out (Update1)
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s Constitutional Court dissolved the ruling People Power Party, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and dozens of party leaders and banning them from politics for five years.
“The party tried to gain power by using unlawful ways,” said Judge Chat Chalaworn in reading the decision to disband the party for vote buying in last year’s election.
Crowds at Suvarnabhumi Airport, which has been occupied for eight days by anti-government protesters demanding Somchai’s resignation, erupted in cheers after the ruling was announced.
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Thai Court Rules to Disband Ruling Party, Somchai Out (Update2)
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s Constitutional Court dissolved the ruling People Power Party and two coalition partners, forcing Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and dozens of leaders to step down and banning them from politics for five years.
“The court’s ruling may create disagreement among some people,” said Judge Chat Chalaworn in reading the decision to disband the party for vote buying in last year’s election. “But the court wants every party to accept the verdict because the judgment was made in line with the constitution.”
Crowds at Suvarnabhumi Airport, which has been occupied for eight days by anti-government protesters demanding Somchai’s resignation, erupted in cheers after the ruling was announced. Somchai is in Chiang Mai attending a cabinet meeting.
“I have done my best and now I will leave it for the acting person who will do the job,” Somchai said. “I will not leave the party. I will still help out.” A possible replacement may be Chavarat Charnvirakul, who served as acting prime minister when Somchai attended a summit in Peru two weeks ago.
The ruling party’s dissolution could spark a race to form a new government between those who want elected politicians to pick a new prime minister and those who want an appointed leader. A new government will need the endorsement of 80-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who plans to give a speech in two days and commands the allegiance of the country’s 66 million people.
‘No Difference’
“The demonstrators may think that using the king’s powers or using the courts to appoint a government is not a military coup, but for the people who support the government it makes no difference,” said Kanin Boonsuwan, a constitutional law professor at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University. “Even though the prime minister will be gone, parliament will still be there.”
A series of deadly explosions in the past few weeks have left at least two anti-government protesters dead and dozens more injured. A grenade exploded just after midnight today at the main terminal building at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok, the capital’s second busiest, killing one and injuring 23, said Pimrat Amornsakolsuvech of Bangkok’s Narainthorn Hospital’s emergency unit.
Somchai, who has resisted calls to resign or call an election, plans to return to Bangkok today to attend a ceremony ahead of the king’s birthday on Dec. 5. He spent the last week in northern Thailand among his supporters, fearing a coup if he returned to the capital.
“We will continue to fight,” said Kudeb Saikrajang, a spokesman for the dissolved party. “We’ll try to make a deputy prime minister the acting prime minister. Let’s see if we can do that.”
Election Calls Rejected
The PAD accuses Somchai of being a proxy of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, his brother-in-law. The group has rejected calls for fresh elections and wants a new political system that reduces the electoral influence of poor farmers, who comprise Thaksin’s political base.
Security forces haven’t enforced Somchai’s order to clear demonstrators from the airports, where they have vowed to stay until he quits. Army Chief Anupong Paojinda, who helped oust Thaksin in 2006, has called for early elections to solve the six-month crisis.
The guilty verdict forces Somchai and about 30 party executives to step down. Along with Thai Rak Thai’s dissolution last year, Thailand’s courts have now banned more than 140 pro- Thaksin politicians in the past two years.
Quick Court Action
Lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party will stay in control of the executive in the case of disbandment, Jatuporn Prompan, a party member, said late yesterday in an interview with Channel 3. A non-executive party member such as Deputy Prime Minister Chavarat could replace Somchai, he said.
“Our party still has elected members who can serve in this transition,” he said.
The court has moved to end the cases quickly, about six weeks after accepting them. The decision came about 20 minutes after the judges started reading the verdict. In last year’s dissolution of Thai Rak Thai, a party founded by Thaksin, the court took 10 months between accepting the case and delivering its verdict, which took hours to read.
“This is a coordinated effort to overthrow the government, though it is made to look like justice being done,” Veera Musikapong, a pro-government leader, said yesterday. “This is a coup in disguise.”
Non-executive members of the parties set to be disbanded, which account for more than half of the 480 lawmakers in Parliament, may join a new party created to receive pro-Thaksin politicians.
New Prime Minister
Lawmakers now need to hold a parliamentary session to pick a new prime minister, while anti-government protesters may look to install an appointed government.
“If we moved into an extra-constitutional setting and a prime minister that had to be appointed out of the blue, the network around the Thai monarchy would offer up someone to play that role,” said Michael Montesano, a visiting research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore. “Whether this person would have the toughness, the credibility, the charisma, the appeal, and the stature to make good of the situation is an open question. My prediction is no.”
A year ago, the People Power Party won the first election since Thaksin was ousted, taking 75 percent of seats in the Northeast, the country’s poorest region. Thaksin, a billionaire-turned-politician, won rural votes by slashing health-care costs, handing out low-cost loans and propping up crop prices.
King’s Speech
Protesters at Suvarnabhumi Airport, dressed in yellow to show loyalty to the king, accuse Thaksin of corruption and undermining the monarchy. The world’s longest reigning monarch, highly revered after 62 years on the throne, is set to give a speech on the eve of his birthday that may bring a breakthrough.
The opposition Democrat party won only four of 135 seats in the northeast during the last election, while taking 27 of 36 seats in Bangkok. Some anti-government protesters at the airport said they wouldn’t need to seize the airports and change the political system if the Democrats could win enough votes to form a government.
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Daffy: Too late for me. I'm supposed to leave the 5th. Eva's offering me a refund at least. On the bright side: Deluxe might be cheaper in a month or 2, considering the fuel price drop & there'll be no 'High Season' hotel prices either. wj
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Yep! Thai courts banned PM....ousted em! another coup de ta by de judges....PAD got what they wanted !...now lets see if the stand down from the airport sit ins....
3 bros stranded now....United and NWA cancelling them with no help Shang Hi'd shacked up with P4Ps in BKK....gotta give thumbs up for EVA, Cathy, Sing airlines for least gettin down to U Tapao helpin its customers out ! China Air in Chang Mi
The Good King should speak and set some PAD folks straight !...Screwin import export commerce and peoples freedoms to travel is basic KidNapping!..... people have resposibilites for their families and jobs both in and out of Thailand!...PAD lost face here.....whiile the country lost tourism and income big time..... with this I wouldnt buy a home or invest...just rent and collect interest from small business dealings....make friends and live cheap and travel...no way have my business and home interest seized by an unstable risky governmental process....welcome to CUBA or Ex USSR where they shutout the international communities...pure frickin regression ! stone age 1950s cold war times; FEAR based with no Civil progressive process !
Yep just P4P...ButterFly on Bros!..free n ez! too much is at risk presently..... damm 911 changed the way the worlds politics; FEAR !
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Ahh damn, thoese frackin PAD nimbolts. It seems they will still not leave the airports
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People's Alliance for Democracy leader Somsak Kosaisuk on Tuesday vowed to continue rallying at Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports and demanded the departure of the entire Cabinet.
Following the verdict on party disbandment, Somsak said the PAD would not allow the Cabinet to work in the caretaker capacity until the formation of the next government.
He said every minister must depart along with Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.
Of 36 Cabinet members, 22 are not affected by the party disbandment and can carry on in the caretaker administration.
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With my flight being cancelled, and yesterday the pound plummeted, I may postpone my upcoming trip for better times, not sure.
The PAD party have enormous funding from 'up high', is there a possibility that 'Gracelands' could be contributing?
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For years now Thai baht and dollars stopped to be "linked", but yes, it seem Euro is not having a good time...time for me to go hollidays in Iceland I guess AHAHA
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Look like to me the PAD people have had enought grenades tossed at them and hope that with tourists around there would be less bombing done to them...
Dont know why but I wont feel very secure going throught the airport with PAD still around, seem like the people who are throwing those grenades dont care much for human life when its a Thai national so hurting/killing a few farang wont be big deal for them...
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