Thai govt faces key ruling
Monday, 1 December 2008
PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESSMore violence feared if Somchai party is declared illegal Dec 2, 2008By Nirmal Ghosh,
Thailand CorrespondentStraits Times (Singapore)
BANGKOK - THAILAND is bracing itself for more trouble today as its Constitutional Court begins handing down a ruling that could lead to Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's government being dissolved.Thai police yesterday asked the military to help step up security in the capital, fearing that pro-government supporters would react violently should the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) be declared illegal for electoral fraud in last year's polls.Already, anti-government protesters in Bangkok have come under attack in recent days. Pro-government 'red-shirts' are said to be prepared to head for the capital from the provinces in their thousands once the signal is given.
Thailand CorrespondentStraits Times (Singapore)
BANGKOK - THAILAND is bracing itself for more trouble today as its Constitutional Court begins handing down a ruling that could lead to Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's government being dissolved.Thai police yesterday asked the military to help step up security in the capital, fearing that pro-government supporters would react violently should the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) be declared illegal for electoral fraud in last year's polls.Already, anti-government protesters in Bangkok have come under attack in recent days. Pro-government 'red-shirts' are said to be prepared to head for the capital from the provinces in their thousands once the signal is given.
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