По крайней мере, следующие 5 лет мистер Таксин и его 110 ближайших соратников не смогут заниматься политической деятельностью.
The Constitutional Tribunal disbands Thai Rak Thai
BANGKOK: -- The Constitutional Tribunal disbands Thai Rak Thai
The Constitutional Tribunal Judges found Thai Rak Thai Party guilty of violating the electoral laws and ordered it to be disbanded.
They also revoked the voting rights of the party's 111 executives for five years. The party has committed wrongdoings that have negative impacts on democracy system of the country.
The judges said that senior members of the party, Thamarak Isarangura and Pongsak Ruktapongpisal, guilty of paying and hiring small parties to run in the April 2 national election.
They dismissed the party's arguments that the party's executives were not aware of both members' wrongdoings. They said it was impossible that the executives did not know the wrongdoings.
The party's executives sitting in the court room, including acting party leader Chaturon Chaisang, greeted the verdict with grim face.
The Tribunal also dissolved Pattana Chart Thai and Pandin Thai banned voting rights of their executives for five years.
TRT's acting leader Chaturon said after the rulings that the verdicts were unexpected.
However he said that he and the party will accept the rulings. He urged the party's supporters to stay calm and accept what the Tribunal ruled.
The party will hold a press conference on the issue at 11am on Thursday.
--TNA 2007-05-30
