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Crying wolf: Thai senators take legal action against insults and threats

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Several Thai senators announced they are processing legal action against all those who insulted and threatened them after they blocked Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s path to becoming prime minister. A bizarre move considering those senators are subverting the course of democracy and the will of the people of Thailand.

Pita failed to secure enough votes to become prime minister when Parliament convened on July 13. While many had placed their hopes on senators to support Pita and the MFP, only 13 senators ultimately voted in favour of him.

The senators who voted against Pita faced criticism from supporters of the MFP. They felt that senators have not respected the voices of the people who had chosen Pita as their PM.

In response to the senators’ veto, netizens began calling for a boycott of family businesses associated with each senator…

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