Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ordered a temporary suspension of prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat from parliament after accepting a case against him alleging he was unqualified to run in the country’s May 14 election.
Pita, who was due to contest a parliamentary vote on the premiership on Wednesday, has argued his ownership of shares in a media company was not a violation of election rules.
Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi joins us live from the Bangkok to discuss the latest updates.
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Election is a waste of time in Thailand😅….
Democracy has just become Autocracy in disguise.
Lol thai alway has been a monarch represent republic
She is smart reporting from Malaysia. Reporting facts of Thai politics can get you locked up with trumped up charges. I had been to Thailand many trips, but I am done with the country.
F them the king suck my balls
คนทำผิด ต้องรับโทษ
นี่คือผลของการกระทำ
แต่ละประเทศมีระบอบ เป็นของตัวเอง
จะให้เหมือนกันทั้งโลก เป็นไปไม่ได้
Go fly ya 🪁!
@A B Tell yourself, old man.
สวะ
ถ้ารับโทษกันทุกฝ่ายที่ทำผิดก็ดีสินะ แต่คุณมองแค่ด้านเดียวไง คุณเลยมองว่ามันปกติ ทั้งๆที่มันไม่ปกติเลยสักนิด
Same in UK, voters doesn’t have the rights to choose their PM.
Senator in Thailand can vote for pm is not ever same
@pichapatyes, but 4 years ago they did ask the citizens to vote (purple ballot) if the senator can vote for PM……15 million approved it…
@Rover Team Are you just born yesterday or you missed a news of junta gov threaten us Thai citizens with the condition of we need to accept senator to vote for PM. If we not accepted we won’t have an elections?
@Rover TeamI thought they said 14 mil is not a Majority, maybe get a majority of vote then we can talk
hahaha… just declare Dictatorship, why waste all the money electing?
Any county with military rule is NOT FREE Fact Thailand will NEVER CHANGE it hasn’t since Thammasat University 6th October 1976 LOOK People..
Reinstate Pita Now😊😊😊
Good, he is us/Europe agents
no no not Thailand 😢😢
as an Englishman I fully support love respect and support Thailand and its beautiful people from England .Best regards from Sa Kaeo
You’re saying that to everyone. Did you really mean it or not? lol
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This is an abuse of power by the generals in Thailand. They are power hungry and will use all means to derail democracy and the will of the people.
Good ! Pita was a US puppet anyway
Old people always have problem .poor Pita
If your vote actually meant anything,you wouldnt have one.
Pita should consider quitting politics to open a pita bread store……….lol
Pita cia pocket bread shop 5555555
Look at his debt of his company 😂😂😂
Where the pita bread is “free” just pay extra taxes…..
The kingdom strikes back
Could the reporter not highlight the injustice involved? There’s a very biased justice system annex military/political order systematically eradicating democratic forces. The voice of the people has been completely ignored for too many years.
Thailand = Mynmar
The corrupt Thai army appointed Constitutional Court agreed with Army appointed Senators in Parliament
I’m embarrassed that my country is still a dictatorship.
I understand how Thai youths must feel right now…..We Myanmar people also suffered like that in 2021 when the military rejected our election results and did a coup l….😢
Myanmar’s military is composed of Bamar ethnic nationalists, and this is the problem because the UK didn’t grant the Mon people their rights, despite their long history in Lower Myanmar.
Thanks, my neighbor. We do feel each other. I hope we, asean, can overthrow these digusting military Juntas soon.
Love u too homies hope we’re fight through this ❤
@SnowyNightonly go with a bullet
We’ve been suffering like this for a few decades already but it was 50/50 voices , some people actually agreed with military because of propaganda and they actually did some good thing 2-3 decades back but now people are waking up to see the truth.
But not as bad as you guys and we send thoughts and prayers to you Burmese citizens ❤
Pita should come to Singapore and become a minister. He gets to enjoy access to state resources under his ministry at highly discounted prices and even the minions will bend backwards to help him save more monies on daily expenses with absolutely no political consequences. Such is the incorruptibility of Sg these days under PAP.
replace Iswaran?
do invite him to your country, we do not want him
Thai Monarchy Must Be Abolished
Parasite family
One Way or Another, Thai Monarchy Must be Abolished
Actually why should Thaksin combine with Pita – they share the same voter base..it’s like helping your competition kill you in the next election. 🤣 Thaksin should combine with other parties….
That shows the level of intelligence from the orange group who can’t envisage the narrative…😂😂😂😂
@Rover Teambut Thaksin is other country
OK…time to call in VAR??
It so disgusting to see this Thai m I hope the world see it’s not for the people only for them self maybe because it shows so much c
These Establishment Army goons will LOSE in the end. A message from Pakistan.
Pita for Thai PM! ❤
the whole world knows Pita is just another ‘agent zelensky’ under America’s influence
Thailand has every right under National Security to imprison him for good
This is horrible,what kind of country is this.
This is day light robbery,so currupt and unfair system.
Predictable. Very selective with the laws, these establishment judges and senators. Pita can’t own shares in a media company, but they can own, run and profit from the alcohol and tobacco monopolies. Rules for thee, not for me.
Welcome to Kalaland.The Slave land & friend of junta communism
Time for the youth to revolt! Riotssssssssssss….
Amazing Thailand 🎉🎉🎉
Can I help you?
@AmazingThailand mai pen rai ❤️
Hello, I’m a Thai person who voted for Khun Pita’s party. Lim Chareonrat There was a suspicion from then until now that it actually happened. Thailand’s rotten politics and laws Good people are hard to live in Thai politics. Because most of them are always dealt with by the dark powers.
No different with Myanmar but Myanmar army willing to kill their own people and terrorised the whole country.
What sort of court is this .. little common sense is all u need to understand .. so its intentional .. pathetic judiciary
Feel sorry for the people of thailand. they do not deserve this
Absolutely ridiculous.
Another sad situation but the problem is John F Kennedy Harvard & London school of economics grads cannot be put as PM of any country in Asia for security reasons.
ASEAN members are already dealing with Myanmmar issue. Now they hv to face another dilemma. Deep concerns over political turmoil in Thailand. In Asia we share a bond of friendship & hospitility. Hope things get better soon & this issue is resolved amicably. Pita can engage in agro business as alternative profession i guess
Best regards from Pakistan for our Thai brothers & sisters
ใครอยู่เบื้องหลัง สว
Thats no surprise … tyrant ,monarchs and corrupt military run control Thailand …
😏 he’s got enemies.
😂
“But the minutes of the annual shareholders’ meeting, signed by Mr Kim, state that ‘Currently, (iTV) still operates in accordance with the company’s objectives, and submitted financial statements and corporate income tax as normal’,” Mr Wiroj said. Interesting notes from the AGM of iTV – to which Pita is a shareholder.
which is somehow contradict to the videos that he said.”currently itv didn’t do media business.
you should check your facts before spread nonsense.
@ยศ ยศ A company is issued a license for media. Its why they are called a Media company…Lol. It does not matter they are not doing media business now – if they still hold the license for media, they are a media company. Maybe you should look it up.
@Van Hoc Wong Their lincense got revoke ages ago
@Van Hoc Wong So what you mean is ” You cant be a prime minister if you are holding a media share even if the license is revoke and have minus share that cant sell it out.
Oh i get it this is why thailand corruption is so high because people that think similar like you exist.
@ยศ ยศ Well, they introduced the law after Thaksin. It was to prevent any politician influencing the public via the media. If you don’t like it, demand its removal – then future politician will be allowed to own shares in media companies. You can’t have it both ways.
I think a Huge Revolution is needed to change Thai’s Govt. System although if the blood must be pill out
Mission accomplished, CIA.
Very sad
Unfair…😢
When you giving up, they will think that you people are just nothing.
Wish you guys saw the path of peacefully answer, with love from Burma, a country in the revolutionary war cause of terrorist dictator. But I don’t hope the war broken out in Thailand cause they are just giving up easily….. they aren’t starving the freedom just like us…. we have war for more than 70yrs and we know what the war can bring to us, so after seeing and facing that we just want the freedom and peace but we know we must sacrifice for the future cause no pain no game…. the revolutionary must win.
Is the reporting done in Kuala Lumpur? Why
Safety reason probably. You can’t really talk much about politics in Thailand unless you want to live in prison for 10+ years because accusation of insulting the monarch and the military.
@Byun Baekhyun You dont know what you’re talking about. Anyone is allowed to be critical of thai politics but not the royal family. Plenty of journalists in thailand here doing their job. This journalist is in KL because they are too hopeless to get on a flight to bangkok or dont have the budget.
I am praying to God i am that i am, that PRAYUT wins again and leads Thailand and World into peace and prosperity
That’s a nightmare
Prayut, Peace and prosperity? hahah you’re funny! It’s so embarrassing to have someone with on 84000 brain cells running the country. And keeps saying he loves the country but all he’s showed is very bad attitude towards the people.
So you support the military Junta who did the Coup?
Hahaha 😂
Dinosaur senator’s are supposed to represent the Thai people. Not happening. Wait for them to all lose their jobs next year
Such a CORRUPTED country with so many corrupted politicians. Poor Thai people.
What a PATHETIC country!!!
In the end, is it democracy 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Hopeful history will not repeat itself😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Thailand is so corrupt
He shouldn’t have been a leader in the first place. He is a dangerous person to stalk the United States. a threat to national security I’m glad he got out of the audition, thanks.
poor Thai people, the democracy bullied by the Elites and the Kings
Thai military and their gang won’t let anyone get in the way of corruption schemes. They have been bleeding the country for their own gain for nearly a dacade now. They only use “protecting the mornachy system” to shield their corrupted activities, and “Pita is a western agent” as a smear campaign to discredit the opposition.
I am very sad and hopeless with the Thai justice system. He does not see the importance of more than 14 million people who have chosen Pitthaya. It is very shameful to Thai people, with 250 senators having power than the people.who chose Khun Phitha for more than 14 million votes
Disgusted political , I feel hopeless,No future😢😢😢
Just a matter of time before the military comes in and makes it like Myanmar
Thai people’s should stand up and fight because the government is corrupt.
During ruling Military time no need to elect Prime Minister for more than 8 years. What is the point to remove Pita from Parliament he was elected party’s leader. The message is clear military is power excising again.
A complete disregard of the people voices and their free choice. Constitutional court and Military are redefining Thailand’s political ‘democracy’ in a nuanced way.
He is a CIA setup. The thai govt saw thru that. Pheu Thai is a better option👍👍
If Thailand is to have a good future, it has to stay independent. Do not sellout to the US, they will turn them into another Philippines.
Holding a share of the media company or not, this party already command the media influence and their massive audience. Majority of media channels and celebrities/ influencers etc are on his side. Even without holding a stock, he has got everything the no-media-stock holding law was trying to prevent.
Pita is pro Americans. He will become their puppet thus destroying Thailand
It’s not over until we win. Not only new generation fight this but also senior citizens.
Monarchy & Military Thai Communist Rulers will not allow democracy Pita!!!
Rats
Rigged , they will have a coup
Made it more difficult or even impossible to claim that Thais live in a genuine democracy; supposed to be living in a democracy.
Another American puppet bites the dust. Good riddance, Puta 😂
Banana republic /, dictatorship around 25000 baht of shares inherited to pita many years ago from a tv company which closed down many years ago total joke thailand on the brink of full blown civil war there is no real democracy here just like Myanmar unelected pro military appointed senate aligned with the army corrupt to the very core and don’t care about what the people want disgracefull
It means the Thai monarchy said no
Yes f them
The one party system rules in Thailand
Thailand is a of a dictatorship than anything else as of now, being run by the military… I feel sad for the Thai… people.
Thailand dictator rule
If pita comes to power that’s like erebor returning in lotr other powers like China or Myanmar will invade to prevent rise if a democratic southeast asua!!!!!!
Court and Senate did their job again, prevent any change. Tiring to try, present system doesn’t respect vote, elections useless. What follows, depression or anger??
Dogs
@underworldringside It’s their job, but time works for GaoGlai agenda. Why is the other side so obsessed with keeping 112 just as it is? Nobody talking of ending monarchy, but the crawling mentality is dying out
As a Thai people I shame on myself to born in this country😢
The senators were nominated by the king
Stay strong, Thai people. Democracy is inevitable. It’s not easy but it will come eventually. Because it’s a nature of human beings to seek freedom and equity. No one wants to treated as inferior to other.
Feel sorry for Thailand…fighting so hard to win the election and then this 1:22
There will be no change in Thai politics until the Thai people bring down the theatre monarchy.
การเมืองสกปรก
ส.ว.250 ถ่วงความเจริญ
military and king want to preserve their power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Thailand Army and the court biased Dirty politics is well known like myanmar..😢😢😢 waste of time voting ..only army can win is ok ..any other party the army and court will play games ..😢😢😢
Why don’t Al Jazeera ever have news from Qatar
Thai mafia suspended Pita. The court members are not even qualified have no higher education and were not even elected
Think big ,Khow how to 😘 不管黑猫白猫，捉到老鼠就是好猫
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
What monarchy did to thai people