Ex-government Thai politicians should not be allowed to hide behind resignation

from a letter to The Nation:

I'm delighted to see so many Thai Rak Thai members resigning. However, the reason cited in some cases was to avoid being banned from politics for five years if a court were to determine that Thai Rak Thai and its executives had violated the law, requiring disbanding and banning from politics.

If I am not mistaken, their status at the time of the violation is the issue, not their resignation post facto. [ed. Very true. But given the corruption and incompetence of the judiciary here, and the generally soft-brained press and populace, red herrings like that have a real chance of success].

That's good news for Thailand. Excluding such people from politics and from any government post can only improve the health of the Kingdom.