泰國憲法法院將就修憲計劃做出裁決

Thailand's Constitutional Court will decide on Friday whether government plans to amend the constitution are legal.

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The current constitution was drawn up by the military, which deposed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and the party of current prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra -- Thaksin's sister -- says the amendments are needed to bring more democracy to Thailand.

However, opposition Democrats say the changes would threaten the role of the revered monarchy and allow the exiled Thaksin Shinawatra back into the country without doing jail time for a conviction on corruption charges.

A ruling either way could spark a return to street violence that paralyzed Bangkok in April and May of 2010.泰國憲法法院星期五將裁定泰國政府的修憲計劃是否合法。

目前的泰國憲法是由軍方制定的。軍方罷黜了前總理他信的職務。現任總理英拉·西瓦那的政黨說，必須對憲法進行修正，以便泰國實現更大程度的民主化。英拉·西瓦那是他信的妹妹。

但反對黨民主黨說，修憲將對王室的地位構成威脅，並會允許流亡國外的他信在沒有服刑的情況下返回泰國。他信被判犯有腐敗罪。

無論泰國憲法法院做出何種裁決，都可能使泰國再度出現街頭暴力。2010年4月和5月發生的暴力曾使曼谷陷於癱瘓狀態。