Kaewsan Atibodhi

Kaewsun Atibodhi
แก้วสรร อติโพธิ
Occupations	University lecturer Member of Assets Scrutiny Committee (State Scrutiny Acts Inspection Committee) Politician

Kaewsun Atibhoti (Template:Lang-th) is a Thai politician, former Senator for Bangkok, and unsuccessful nominee for Election Commissioner. Prior to his political career, he was a law lecturer at Thammasat University. Kaewsun was a vocal critic of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and spoke at several anti-Thaksin rallies organized by the People's Alliance for Democracy. After the a military junta overthrew Thaksin's government, the junta appointed Kaewsun to a committee to investigate the deposed government.

Criticisms of Thaksin Shinawatra

As Senator, Kaewsun repeatedly attacked Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, comparing him to a hijacker and a rapist. He also attacked what he called the "Thaksin system".

• Kaewsun claimed that Thaksin mismanaged the Thai economy, especially by signing several free trade agreements with trading partners. "For instance, the FTA with China has put many Thai growers of garlic and other vegetables out of business due to the dumping of cheaper Chinese imports. Ballpoint-pen and electrical-transformer makers here are in bad shape as cheaper Chinese imports have flooded the domestic market."
• Kaewsun alleged that a "Thaksin-system" abused the ability of the National Assembly to control the government. Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party was the first party in Thai history to win a majority in the House of Representatives and form a government without coalition parties. Kaewsun claimed the Thaksin-system was composed of the TRT party, the mass media, the Federation of Thai Industries, and the Board of Trade.