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Veteran protest leader Sondhi targets government and troublesome Israelis

From Bangkok Post · () English

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  • Sondhi Limthongkul announced a nationwide campaign to monitor the government, accusing it of repeating corruption and rule-of-law problems associated with the Thaksin era.
  • He cited the 2024 Senate election collusion case and a 1.6 billion baht artificial intelligence project as issues requiring scrutiny.
  • Sondhi said he would visit Israel’s embassy in Bangkok to request the deportation of Israeli citizens he considers troublesome, without explaining how the embassy could carry out such removals.

Sondhi Limthongkul, one of Thailand’s veteran protest organisers, is returning to nationwide political campaigning. At a press conference in Bangkok on Monday, the 78-year-old announced plans to travel across the country and organise public monitoring of the government’s performance.

Sondhi said he had previously opposed the government and political system of Thaksin Shinawatra because of corruption, abuse of authority and the erosion of the legal state and rule of law. He now argues that the same problems are appearing under the current government and among the powers in control.

“If what we opposed, which is corruption and the destruction of a legal state and the rule of law, is also happening today in the party that we used to support, we must monitor it too,” he said. He specifically pointed to the case involving alleged collusion in the 2024 Senate election and the government’s 1.6 billion baht project to introduce artificial intelligence.

If what we opposed, which is corruption and the destruction of a legal state and the rule of law, is also happening today in the party that we used to support, we must monitor it too.

· Sondhi LimthongkulSondhi explained why he was launching a campaign to monitor the current government.

Sondhi said the Election Commission’s pending decision on the Senate case, expected on Sept 14, could influence his future activities. He also called on people to pressure powerful groups through political demonstrations if they were dissatisfied with the national administration.

Separately, Sondhi said he would visit the Israeli embassy in Bangkok on Thursday to request the deportation of Israeli citizens who cause problems in Thailand. He did not explain how the embassy could remove them. He also said the international community largely disliked Israelis and Israel, while claiming that Anutin appeared friendly with Israel’s ambassador during a visit to Pai district in Mae Hong Son.

If many people are dissatisfied with the national administration, they can express their position through political demonstrations.

· Sondhi LimthongkulHe urged dissatisfied citizens to apply pressure through public protest.
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Originally published by Bangkok Post in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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