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Opposition and People’s Party leader attacks ‘blue regime’ on the 12th anniversary of the 2014 coup
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Thailand’s opposition leader has launched a blistering attack on the post-coup “blue regime”, accusing elites, courts and the Senate of crushing dissent and monopolising power as constitutional tensions and a Senate election police probe deepen polit
Key facts
- he says still controls the country through courts, the Senate and institutions created by the 2017 constitution
- Marking 12 years since the 2014 coup, Natthaphong accused entrenched elites of suppressing dissent through lawsuits, party dissolutions and institutional pressure while monopolising both political and economic power.
- Thailand’s opposition leader has launched a blistering attack on the post-coup “blue regime”, accusing elites, courts and the Senate of crushing dissent and monopolising power as constitutional tensions and a Senate election police probe
- Opposition leader says post-coup ‘blue regime’ still suppresses dissent through legal measures today
- Twelve years after the 2014 coup d’état, Thailand’s opposition leader launched a fierce attack on the political order created under military rule
- On Friday, Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut accused entrenched elites of continuing to dominate the country through institutions established by the 2017 constitution.
Summary
Thailand’s post-coup order erupted back into focus on Friday as opposition leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut launched a blistering attack on the “blue regime” he says still controls the country through courts, the Senate and institutions created by the 2017 constitution. His intervention came amid deepening constitutional conflict, fears over expanding Senate power and a simmering Senate collusion investigation.
Twelve years after the 2014 coup d’état, Thailand’s opposition leader launched a fierce attack on the political order created under military rule. On Friday, Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut accused entrenched elites of continuing to dominate the country through institutions established by the 2017 constitution.