Thai PM Now "Ordinary Citizen"
609 views · Published 4 December 2008 · 1:53 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat says he accepts a verdict by the country's constitutional court that bars him from politics for five years and dissolves his party. The prime minister told reporters his duty is over and he is now an ordinary citizen. The court found the government guilty of voter fraud. Anti-government protest leaders say they will end their siege of Bangkok's airports. Leta Hong Fincher has more.
