Constitution Tribunal rules coup order to ban party executives has retroactive effect

The Constitution Tribunal ruled that a coup order, which bans party executives from holding political offices for five years if their party is dissolved, has retroactive effect.

The tribunal ruled that executives of the Progressive Democratic Party would be banned from politics for five year after its party was found guilty of breaking the political party law and thus was disbanded.

The tribunal ruled that the coup order was effective against even executives who have resigned.

Observers believe the ruling set a watershed for the ruling in the case of the Thai Rak Thai Party.

The Nation