Ousted PM's lawyer calls for Thai elections

Thailand’s government must hold elections soon to prove it has a public mandate after protests that left 90 dead in the nation’s capital, a lawyer for fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today.

Robert Amsterdam, who represents Mr Thaksin, said the government’s handling of the “Red Shirt” protests demonstrated that it does not have the support of the people and fears the return of Mr Thaksin, whom it has called a terrorist for allegedly fomenting the unrest.