Thailand Constitutional Court orders dismantlement of opposition parties Strong opposition among supporters 22:42 on February 21

The Thai Constitutional Court ordered the opposition, which had made a leap forward in the general election last year with a breakout from military government, to dismantle the party because of illegal exchange of funds. Last year, he was stripped of leadership qualifications, and there is likely to be more rebound among supporters.

In March last year, the opposition party in Thailand, the "New Future Party," gained support mainly from young people in the general election held for the return to civilian government, aiming to break out of military administration, and made a breakthrough to the third party.

However, the Election Commission in December last year petitioned the Constitutional Court to dismantle the party, claiming that it was illegal for the New Future Party to receive a loan of approximately 680 million yen in Japanese yen from Mr. Thanatone, the leader of the party. Was.

The Constitutional Court ruled on January 21 that the interest rate was lower than usual. It was done for the benefit of the party and is illegal, and ordered the dissolution of the party.

In addition, party executives have been banned from running for the next decade and starting or engaging in new parties.

The Constitutional Court has already stripped party leader Thanathone from membership last year, and supporters will likely rebound in the future.

Constitutional Court with strong authority

The Thai Constitutional Court has strong authority to order demolition if it determines that a party has violated the constitution or party law. In addition, they all ordered the demolition of former Thaksin political parties last March.

They could also assess the qualifications of the Prime Minister and members of parliament, and in 2008, the Prime Minister of the Thaksin School stated that his appearance on a television cooking program violated a constitution that banned ministers from working side by side. I was forced to lose my job.

Also, in November last year, the opposition party, who was ordered to be dismantled, and the leader of the New Future Party, were sentenced to disqualifying them from membership in a media company that was banned by candidates. Was.

Thaksin and others have questioned the neutrality of the Constitutional Court in response to this series of decisions.