More than 1,000 die-hard supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protested a stunning court ruling that banned his party and barred its entire leadership from politics for five years, saying the military-appointed tribunal lacked legitimacy.Wearing yellow headbands that read "Coup leaders, get out," the group shouted and cheered every time Thaksin's name was mentioned.
"This is a fight by the people who are rejecting the judiciary's power," said Veera Musigapong, a former deputy leader of Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai party and one of the 111 leading party members, including Thaksin, banned from politics by the ruling Wednesday.
"As someone who was personally affected (by the ruling), I am not accepting the decision of the tribunal which was set up by the coup leaders and their illegitimate power," he said Thursday.
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