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Thailand's king appears to back corruption fighter

ROYAL SUPPORT The king has not endorsed the prime minister's nominee to replace the current auditor-general, who has exposed several graft cases

AP , BANGKOK, THAILAND

The deadlock continues.

"What the king is doing is to make things right and he has the right to do so according to the Constitution," says Sulak Sivaraksa, a social critic who has written books on the Thai monarchy. "If Thaksin understands this, he has to immediately revise the decision. He should not push [the issue] further."

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