BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s ruling party has
proposed a controversial plan to amend the country’s constitution, which was
drafted after a 2006 coup that ousted Thaksin Shinawatra from power.
It contains a clause that led to the
dissolution of two pro-Thaksin parties.
The Pheu Thai party headed by Thaksin’s sister
says the constitution is “undemocratic” because it was drafted by a
military-appointed committee.
The plan submitted Thursday to Parliament
calls for the creation of a constitution-drafting assembly of 99 people that
would have 180 days to rewrite the charter before submitting it to a national
referendum.
A similar move by a pro-Thaksin government in
2008 sparked street rallies that culminated with protesters shutting Bangkok’s
two airports for a week.
AP
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