Govt must listen to the people, says former court president
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Former Supreme Administrative Court president Ackaratorn Chularat said the media had a vital role to play in disseminating accurate information on the current political climate, in order that people could form their own judgement.
If people could draw their own conclusions, then the situation would not spiral out of control, he said.
He dismissed the idea of a petition for royal intervention, or the government negotiating with protest leaders, saying that the current political situation was beyond that point.
Should the government decide not to heed protesters’ demands, the stand-off would continue indefinitely, he said.
“We are trapped by an illusory idea of democracy – that it means simply an elected government – when in fact, democratic rule comprises of so many other elements,” he said.
The Nation
