Gaybutton Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 The following appears in the BANGKOK POST: _____ PAD to Continue Protest Despite Court Ruling (BangkokPost.com) – People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) released a statement on Tuesday night, saying that it would continue its anti-government protest as it has proven that the group played an important role in opposing the government that has violated the charter. The statement was released several hours after the Constitution Court ruled that Samak Sundaravej violated the constitution by hosting cooking shows on commercial television and ordered him to step down. PAD coordinator Suriyasai Katasila said the rally needs to go on as the group would like to closely monitor the situation and see who will be elect to be a new prime minister. Mr Suriyasai called on political parties to think ‘outside the box,’ and said neither Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva nor Chart Thai party leader Banharn Silpa-archa is qualified to lead the country. “There will be problems if Mr Abhisit is elected,” he said. “If Mr Banharn is elected, there will be conflicts as well.” PAD also condemned People Power party (PPP)’s resolution to re-elect Samak Sundaravej back into the government, saying that this is a proof that the party MPs are unethical thus should not have the right to govern the country. “These politicians have the intention to keep the country under crisis,” it said in the statement. Quote
