Monday, September 8, 2008

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BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand s prime minister defended himself Monday against accusations that he violated the constitution by hosting a televised cooking show while in office, the latest in a line of troubles hefaces.
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who denies that he violated the constitution by working for a private company, would be forced to resign if found guilty by the ConstitutionalCourt.
The trial comes on top of a defamation suit and three corruption charges he faces, and as anti-government protesters continue their nearly two-week-old occupation of the grounds of his office complex, demanding hisresignation.
The court was expected to give its verdict in the cooking show case Tuesday. If Samak is ordered to resign by the court, it would indirectly end the political deadlock caused by the anti-government protesters, who have virtually paralyzed the government for nearly twoweeks



The 61-year-old faces a life sentence if found guilty of the kidnapping and armed robbery charges which relate to the alleged theft of sports memorabilia at the Palace Station Casino in Las Vegas on September 13 last year.
Among the items at the centre of the case will be the suit he wore on October 3 1995 when he was acquitted of the murders of his Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
A civil jury later found him liable, but he has refused to pay the 33.5 million US dollars (19m) in damages.
Monday's trial, before Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass in Las Vegas, is expected to last five weeks and, while it is unlikely to be a sensation on a par with Simpson's 1994 arrest and subsequent murder trial, streets around the court in downtown Las Vegas are expected to be closed off as the trial gets under way.
Orenthal J Simpson, and his co-defendant Clarence 'CJ' Stewart, pleaded not guilty to kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, coercion and conspiracy charges on November 28.
Four other former co-defendants have negotiated plea deals with prosecutors on lesser charges and testified against Simpson at a previous hearing.
Simpson has denied any knowledge about guns being involved in the confrontation with memorabilia dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley.
He has said he intended only to retrieve items that had been stolen from him by a former agent.




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