▁After ▁the ▁coup , ▁with ▁Th ak sin ▁and ▁key ▁party ▁execut ives ▁either ▁abroad ▁or ▁arrested , ▁Ch atur on ▁became ▁the ▁inter im ▁party ▁leader ▁after ▁Sud ar at ▁Key ur ap han ▁decl ined ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁post . ▁He ▁strongly ▁condem ned ▁the ▁coup , ▁saying ▁it ▁destroyed ▁Th ai ▁dem ocracy ▁by ▁viol ating ▁the ▁liberal ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁constitution . ▁When ▁the ▁new ▁r ul ers ▁called ▁political ▁parties ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁a ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly , ▁Ch atur on ▁refused ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁The ▁TR T ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁by ▁a ▁ver dict ▁of ▁the ▁jun ta - app oint ed ▁" Const itution al ▁Trib unal " ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Like ▁other ▁( former ) ▁party ▁represent atives , ▁the ▁court ▁bar red ▁Ch atur on ▁from ▁holding ▁political ▁office ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Ch atur on ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁Front ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁Again st ▁D ict ator ship ▁( U DD ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Red ▁Sh ir ts " ▁movement . ▁Report edly , ▁Th ak sin ▁wanted ▁Ch atur on ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁movement ' s ▁leaders , ▁but ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁come ▁out ▁on ▁top , ▁given ▁the ▁network ' s ▁heter ogen ous ▁and ▁decent ral ▁structure . ▁Still , ▁Ch atur on ▁supported ▁the ▁" Red ▁Sh ir ts " ▁during ▁their ▁protest s