Pheu Thai wants Democrats dissolved
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The Pheu Thai Party will on Thursday petition the Election Commission, seeking dissolution of the Democrat Party in connection with the opposition's claim that Pheu Thai is seeking constitutional amendment to benefit its de-facto leader Thaksin Shinawatra
Pheu Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit said yesterday that billboards paid for by the Democrats and their eight-point Hat Yai Declaration made unfair allegations against Pheu Thai. He said the act could be regarded as a “hostile act against the democracy”, a violation of the Political Party Act that could lead to the rival party being disbanded if found guilty.
Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday that he wondered why a party that opposed dissolution of parties sought to have its rivals disbanded.
“They said the Democrat Party was not found guilty because it was favoured by the court. The party did not do wrong so there was no reason to dissolve it. Are they trying to create a new social norm that when someone is accused repeatedly, they eventually will be viewed as guilty?”
