43 groups of academics call on Thaksin to leave politics

Forty-three groups of academics Saturday issued a joint statement, demanding caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to leave politics.

The joint statement was issued during a seminar held at Chulalongkorn University.

The statement called on Thaksin to leave politics for good and allowed independent organisations to prove various allegations against him.

The statement also called on civil servants not to obey unlawful orders from the caretaker government.

The academics also called on members of the public to have political tolerance and listen to different political opinions.

The Nation