Heightened security around Constitutional Court on Pita’s judgement day

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Police have been increasing security around the Constitutional Court since early this morning, as supporters of the Move Forward party and other political groups are expected to show up to offer moral support to the former party leader Pita Limjaroenrat.

 

Steel barricades were erected around the Prince Ratchaburi Direkrit building, where the Constitutional Court is located. Only authorised personnel are being allowed entry to the building.  Metropolitan Police officers have also been deployed outside the court to keep the peace.

 

Members of the media were asked by court officials to identify themselves, their media outlets and phone numbers before being allowed into the central hall and guest room on the second floor of the court building.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-01-24

 

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[mfd101]

And the world - at least the democratic bits of it - will judge the Thai Constitutional Court.

[TheAppletons]

8 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

And the world - at least the democratic bits of it - will judge the Thai Constitutional Court.

 

  Mention Pita to the rest of the world - at least the democratic bits of it - and they will tell you how much they love it with hummus.

[Will B Good]

Not one to condone violence, but if he is thrown out the Thai nation has to rise up..........or that will be it for another generation.

[riclag]

This is what happens when a non politician trys to change a country’s 

cultural and political climate via rhetoric  and populist ideas.The ruling establishment retaliates through lawfare.

 

imop

[Felton Jarvis]

Pita will be lucky to escape imprisonment for daring to suggest revision of Thailand's LM laws.

[jonclark]

43 minutes ago, Felton Jarvis said:

Pita will be lucky to escape imprisonment for daring to suggest revision of Thailand's LM laws.

 

What about the millions who agreed with him at the ballot? The problem is, as is universally true, if they get rid of him and silence him, another will take his place, and another, and another. The only solution is a compromise where both sides give something, otherwise, history will repeat itself ad infinitum and no one wins, but the nation loses. 

[Purdey]

I think most Thais know that the regime will try to get rid of him so no surprise there. While he is on trial for owning media shares, not for the policy regarding a change to section 112, I guess there may be a little bias because of his party policy too.

Edited January 24 by Purdey

[hotchilli]

Thailand is at a crossroads..

Technically it doesn't want change, the elite want it as it is, little education, cheap labour for the foreign industries and workers for the elite family businesses.

And definitely no young up-starts in government rocking the boat.

The people want change but are too lethargic to push hard for it.

 

[Summerinsiam]

The elites are terrified of him, and the potential upheaval of the status quo that the policies of his progressive party represent. Its not just section 112, which is something of a smokescreen. Think, genuine reform of the military and police, eradication of corruption, reducing centralisation and the power of the conservative civil service, educational reform and the breaking up of big business monopolies. The vested interests; who benefit enormously from the current semi-feudal, authoritarian, corrupt system, that are lined up against him are daunting.

[tomazbodner]

Wonder if sick man at Police hospital has any shares of TV station he started...

[anchadian]

#BREAKING: Thai Constitutional Court clears ex-

@MFPThailand

leader

@Pita_MFP

of illegal possession of shares in a media company, allowing him to return as MP.

 

https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1750060742286688424

 

[greeneking]

21 minutes ago, anchadian said:

#BREAKING: Thai Constitutional Court clears ex-

@MFPThailand

leader

@Pita_MFP

of illegal possession of shares in a media company, allowing him to return as MP.

 

https://twitter.com/SaksithCNA/status/1750060742286688424

 

Any review of the post election deals then? It is scandalous.

[mfd101]

If true: Wooppeeee!!!

[ukrules]

The whole situation is an outrage.

[Pouatchee]

2 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Wonder if sick man at Police hospital has any shares of TV station he started...

 

In 1989, he launched IBC, a cable television company. At that time, Thaksin had a good relationship with Chalerm Yoobumrung, the minister of the Prime Minister's Office, who was in charge of Thai press and media. It is a question whether Chalerm granted the right to Thaksin to establish IBC to benefit his close friend, seeing that the project had been denied by the previous administration.^[26] However, it turned out to be a money loser and he eventually merged the company with the CP Group's UTV.^[22][27]

In 1989, Thaksin established a data networking service, Shinawatra DataCom,^[22] today known as Advanced Data Network and owned by AIS and TOT.^[28] Many of Thaksin's businesses were later consolidated as Shin Corporation.

 

well... he was into pretty much everything that can, in a way, control public opinion...

[Felton Jarvis]

5 hours ago, jonclark said:

 

What about the millions who agreed with him at the ballot? The problem is, as is universally true, if they get rid of him and silence him, another will take his place, and another, and another. The only solution is a compromise where both sides give something, otherwise, history will repeat itself ad infinitum and no one wins, but the nation loses. 

You don't need to sell me on revision of this law. I was merely commenting on the reasons behind the extra security at the Constitutional court. My opinion doesn't count and neither does any politician opposing the status quo.