Thai protesters vow to oust government

Thailand's Red Shirt protesters, who support former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, say they will step up their rallies to oust the government.

Hundreds of protesters ignored police orders on Monday and forced their way into the election commission building in Bangkok.

The Red Shirts accuse the commission of stalling a probe into whether the ruling party has violated laws on financial donations.

While, the Thai constitution bars donations of more than 10 million baht (USD 300,000) per individual or company, the ruling Democrat Party received a 258 million baht donation from a Thai conglomerate.

If convicted, the party will have to be disbanded.

The Thaksin supporters have also occupied an up-town shopping district in Bangkok.

The government requested a court order to try and evict them. However, the court rejected the request saying the government already has such powers under an emergency security law.

The demonstrators say they will continue their protests until fresh elections are held.

Thailand's political landscape has witnessed a military coup and three government changes over the past four years.

Source: PressTV.
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