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THAILAND: JUNTA-BACKED TRIBUNAL BANS POPULAR POLITICAL PARTY.

Publication: Interpress Service
Publication Date: 01-JUN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
by Marwaan Macan-Markar

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 31, 2007 (IPS/GIN) -- Supporters of Thailand's most popular political party held a tearful and stormy meeting Thursday morning in reaction to a tribunal's decision to ban the Thai Rak Thai party for five years.

The nine-member Constitutional Tribunal, which was set up by the military junta that seized power in a coup last September, delivered a sweeping judgment close to midnight on Wednesday that banned all political activities of the party's leaders, including ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

For Thai Rak Thai supporters such as Thitirut Hochi and Wasuwat Datanabodee, the decision was a sign that Thailand's political situation is deteriorating. Sorrowful and angry, they attended the Thursday morning gathering at the headquarters of the country's largest political party.

"Thai people are unhappy with the country. We are going into a very dark period," said Thitirut, a 52-year-old homemaker, as tears poured down her cheeks. "There is no more future for us here."

"There can be no...

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