A lawyer has filed a motion in the Constitutional Court, asking it to order former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the Pheu Thai party to stop all their alleged attempts to topple Thailand’s democratic system.
Thirayuth Suwankesorn listed six incidents which, he alleges, are elements of an attempt to dismantle democracy, including:
- Thaksin’s alleged use of the Pheu Thai party as a tool with which to persuade the government, through the Justice Ministry, the Corrections Department and the Police General Hospital, to spare him from serving a single day of his multiple-year original sentence in a prison.
- Alleged collusion between Thaksin and former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen over the sharing of natural gas and marine resources in overlapping maritime areas in a way which benefits Cambodia.
- Thaksin’s allegedly dominant role in the formation of the Pheu Thai-led government and the appointment of the prime minister (his daughter).
- Thaksin’s alleged role in cooperation between the Pheu Thai and People’s parties in amending the Constitution.
- Thaksin’s alleged role in the exclusion of the Palang Pracharath party from the coalition government.
- Thaksin’s alleged coercion of the Pheu Thai party to adopt his August 22nd policy vision as government policy.
Thirayuth said he decided to bring the matter to the attention of the court because his petition on the same matter to the attorney general two weeks ago was ignored.
The lawyer claims that he is acting alone, at his own free will and not on behalf of anyone else, including Palang Pracharath party leader General Prawit Wongsuwan.
Former Pheu Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit, meanwhile, said the party would defend itself against all Thirayut’s allegations, as he described Thaksin as a staunch loyalist who would never attempt to dismantle the democratic system.
