The Wire

Uproar broke out in Thailand overnight after the leaders of the country’s former governing paty Thai Rak Thai were found guilty of fraudulent activity in last year’s elections. Not only was the party disbanded, but they were banned from entering politics for five years. Opposition party the Democrats was acquitted from exactly the same charges only hours earlier. The ruling has sparked speculation of a political bias scandal in the Thai court system. The Wire’s Asia correspondent Jay Lamey reports from Bangkok.