Thailand in political crisis

Thailand in political crisis

Defying a tough security law passed on Monday, the protesters surrounded the Interior, Finance, Agriculture, Tourism and Transport ministries.

“It’s not violent to surround a government building. It is the peoples’ constitutional right to express our feelings,” said one young man in the crowd.

Shinawatra is in the thick of a two-day confidence debate in parliament fighting off accusations of corruption and trying to pass laws to exonerate her brother, Thaksin. The former prime minister was toppled by the army in 2006 and fled Thailand in 2008 into exile. He was given two years jail in absentia for attempting to undermine the monarchy. She is expected to win the vote, scheduled for Thursday.

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