By Prachatai |
The Criminal Court has dismissed a defamation by publication charge filed against activist Sirawit Serithiwat for a speech criticizing the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) during a protest in March 2019.
By Prachatai |
Activist Sirawit Serithiwat was indicted on Monday (18 November) on a charge of defamation by publication for a speech given at a protest in March 2019 demanding impeachment of the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) for mishandling the 2019 general election. The indictment came 5 years after the charge was filed.
By Prachatai |
<p>2019 is counted as the year when the arc of Thai politics was most striking since it was a time of transition from the ‘dark era’ under almost 5 years of the NCPO to the ‘hazy era’ after the election (which had been postponed 6 times) under the 2017 Constitution whose complicated design locked politics into a multilayered parliamentary system, and the Future Forward Party emerged to strongly challenge the old system.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>On the night of 5 June, as MPs and senators were called up one by one to cast their vote to choose a Prime Minister, Bhumjaithai’s Sisaket MP Siripong Angkasakulkiat chose to abstain from voting rather than following his party whip and vote for Gen Prayut. </p>
By Prachatai |
<p>A number of Future Forward MPs revealed in a press conference today that they have been offered 30 – 120 million baht each to vote for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as Prime Minister.</p>
By Prachatai |
<p>The Future Forward Party has now gained one additional seat in parliament following a re-election in Chiang Mai’s Constituency 8, after FFP candidate Srinuan Boonlue won in a landslide. But due to the ECT's method of calculation, PPRP and Democrat also gained a seat each. </p>
By Prachatai |
<p>Both the Democrat Party and the Bhumjaithai Party have now taken a step back from joining a government led by Phalang Pracharat. </p>
By Prachatai |
<p>The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) has requested the Constitutional Court to suspend Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroonruangkit from parliament, after accusing him of holding shares in a media company.</p>
