"Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said yesterday it would be up to the law whether his People Power Party (PPP) is penalised by dissolution, though he deemed such punishment as unjust. "It is not right to punish the entire party for one man's wrongdoings," Samak said in reference to the electoral fraud conviction against party executive Yongyuth Tiyapairat.
Samak said the political system would collapse if the People Power, Chart Thai, Matchima Thipataya and Puea Pandin parties were dissolved. "I have heard that the Democrat Party might be disbanded too, and that would really be the end of politics," he added. . .
Meanwhile, Democrat deputy leader and party-list MP Witoon Nambutr yesterday defended himself against electoral fraud allegations, saying all he had done was hand out movie tickets to voters. If Witoon is found guilty and given a red card, then the Democrat Party could be disbanded. "
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Is the Junta's EC out to ban all political parties ?
Started by Gene, Aug 16 2008 10:09 AM
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Posted 16 August 2008 - 05:02 PM
I am beginning to think that the people who sponsored the generals and their coup think that the only way to win an election is to ban all political parties. Only in Thailand !!!
