Public prosecutors ask Constitution Court to dissolve Matchima

Attorney General Chaikasem Nitisiri yesterday said he had already endorsed the decision to file the dissolution of Matchima Thipataya Party case with the Constitution Court.

Special Litigation Department deputy director-general Surasak Trirattrakul said he filed the dissolution of Matchima Thipataya Party case with the Constitution Court. He said public prosecutors were still checking the Chart Thai Party dissolution case to ensure it was complete and no had no hole. Once it was ready, they would seek approval from the Attorney General for indictment next week.

Deputy Attorney-General Chulasing Wasantsing said public prosecutors would meet on Thursday to work on the People Power Party dissolution case. The Election Commission had sought the Attorney General decision to recommend to the Constitution Court to dissolve the PPP after Supreme Court's Electoral Fraud Division disqualified former PPP deputy leader Yongyuth Tiyapairat for having bought votes.

If the Constitution Court dissolves any political party, the party leader and the party executive board of the disbanded party would be banned from political activities for five years.