'RIP Democracy': Thai students protest party ban as opposition grills PM in parliament

'RIP Democracy': Thai students protest party ban as opposition grills PM in parliament

The Edge Markets - World·2020-02-24 23:42

BANGKOK (Feb 24): Hundreds of Thai students protested on Monday against the dissolution of a popular opposition party, as Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and five cabinet ministers faced the first day of a censure debate in parliament.

Tension has been rising since Friday, when the Constitutional Court dissolved the Future Forward Party — the third largest party in parliament and a vocal critic of the military establishment — for taking loans from its founder.

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