To try and forge an alliance in preparation for forming a government ahead of an election would be undemocratic, says Democrat Party leader Jurin Laksanawisit.
The use of live ammunition against protesters demanding the resignation of the Prayut Chan-o-cha government is an ominous sign that the protests will escalate into prolonged bloodletting.
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A police investigation is under way to single out lawbreakers in last Saturday's protests involving the red shirts and the Ratsadon members in Bangkok.
PDRC jailings reveal Ratsadorn s fate
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published : 27 Feb 2021 at 04:00
66 Protesters display a banner outside the Criminal Court in Bangkok on Wednesday, during a demonstration calling for the release of pro-democracy activists held under lese majeste royal defamation laws. (Photo: AFP)
On the one hand, the Criminal Court s verdict on Wednesday, which threw core figures of the now-defunct People s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) in jail for their role in the 2013-2014 protests, means a cabinet reshuffle is on the way. Particularly for the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), the ruling is a political windfall for the faction led by Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon who can now tighten his grip on the ruling party.