As the general election, tentatively planned for Feb 24, draws nearer, the Pheu Thai Party's very existence has increasingly come under threat. A lawsuit and several allegations against its executives have put the party at risk of being dissolved.
First, the legal department of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has filed a complaint with police against eight Pheu Thai leaders for holding a press conference to criticise the regime in May. Sedition is among the four criminal charges being brought against them. Speculation is mounting the party could be dissolved if they are found guilty.
Added to this, there have been complaints that Pheu Thai core leaders broke the political party law by allegedly having ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra control the party from abroad, first via a video call and then by meeting him in Hong Kong.
