Former prime minister Chuan Leekpai is admitted to hospital after suffering severe back pain during the Democrat dissolution hearing at the Supreme Court.
Chuan, 72, who is also Democrat chief advisor, was accompanied from the courtroom at 12.30pm.
He is part of the legal team defending the party dissolution. During the trial, Chuan appeared agitated. When the hearing finished, Chuan stood up as the team of judges left the courtroom. He cried out in pain as he sat down.
He was helped from the courtroom and went directly to the hospital. He was scheduled to meet doctors about his back pain in the afternoon.
After doctors examined him, he was discharged from the hospital. The back pain is caused because he exercised without warming up.